70th Festival de Cannes JURY finalized with Pedro Almodovar as President

70th Festival de Cannes JURY finalized with Pedro Almodovar as President The Spanish director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar will preside  the Jury for selecting the winners in the most sought-after  Palme d’or Prizes in  the 70th Festival de Cannes  with eight key  film personalities from all over the world. Four women and four men will thus help Pedro Almodóvar select from among the films in Competition. The winners will be announced on Sunday 28th May at the Closing Ceremony, following which the Palme d’or will be awarded in the presence of the winning team. Pedro Almodóvar – President (Director, Writer, Producer – Spain) Almodovar, an applauded Director- Writer -Producer and  the most internationally acclaimed Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel  has 34 films in his credit. He has created an affluent and amusing world reveling the mystery of women in his films. reveling the mystery of women in his films ,Julieta being the latest. Broken Embraces, Volver, Labyrinth  of Passion ,I am so excited etc  are among other important works. Talk to her  won Oscar for him in 2002 for best writing and original screenplay. . Other members: Maren Ade (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – Germany) Jessica Chastain (Actress, Producer – United States) Fan Bingbing (Actress, Producer – China) Agnès Jaoui (Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Singer – France) Park Chan-wook (Director, Screenwriter, Producer – South Korea) Will Smith (Actor, Producer, Musician – United States) Paolo Sorrentino (Director, Screenwriter – Italy) Gabriel Yared (Composer – France)