2 weeks Ago By Melanie Goodfellow
German director, screenwriter and producer Maren Ade, who made waves at Cannes in 2016 with father-daughter drama Toni Erdmann , has been announced as the president of the Cannes Film Festival’s short film and student film competitions. She will be joined by director, screenwriter and producer Reinaldo Marcus Green, actress, singer and songwriter Camélia Jordana, producer, photographer and former Director of the Filmoteca Española José María Prado and director and screenwriter Nebojša Slijepčević. They will decide the short film Palme d’or and the three prizes for the Cinef student film competition.
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