Penn to head Cannes Film Festival Jury
It has been announced that worker and theatre director Sean University of Pennsylvania testament headway the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
In the festival statement announcing his appointment, the 'Into the Wild' director said: "It seems there has been a rejuvenation of movie house building worldwide; increasingly thoughtful, provocative, moving, and imaginative films by talented filmmakers: that a newly generation of filmmaking may make begun."
He added: "The Cannes Film Festival has long been the epicentre in the find of those freshly waves of filmmakers from all over the existence. I real much take care onward to participating in this year's fete as chair of the jury."