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"Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X" director
Spike Lee was named jury president in 2020, when the Cannes
cinema showcase was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and
is set to head up the 2021 edition, which was moved from May to
July.
Easing coronavirus restrictions are raising hopes that
international stars will be able to travel to the French Riviera
for the glitzy fortnight of film premieres, which culminates in
the top Palme d'Or award for best movie.
The 2021 jury also includes French-Senegalese director Mati Diop,
whose debut feature "Atlantic" won a top award at the 2019
Cannes festival, and French actor Tahar Rahim, known for his
role in Jacques Audiard's "The Prophet".
Austrian film director Jessica Hausner, French actress and
director Melanie Laurent and South Korean actor Song Kang-ho,
one of the stars of "Parasite", which won the 2019 Palme d'Or,
will also be on the jury.
(Reporting by Sarah White; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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