US director Spike Lee will head the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in July.US director Spike Lee will head the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in July. — AFP picLOS ANGELES, March 17 — US director Spike Lee will head the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in July, organisers said yesterday, making him the first black person to take on the role.
It would be the biggest get-together for the global industry in more than a year, with most other festivals either cancelled or relegated to online versions in recent months. The Cannes jury, which selects the winner of the coveted Palme d’Or, has rarely displayed much diversity in the president’s chair.
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