As you might recall, he's been
named jury president for the Berlin Film Festival in February, so maybe it is just final touch - ups he's working on.
Not exact matches
Other Syracuse - area
names on the
jury questionnaire include: Juanita Perez Williams, a former Syracuse mayoral candidate and state labor department employee; Rob Simpson,
president of CenterState CEO; Andrew Breuer,
president of Hueber - Breuer Construction; James Fayle, regional director for Empire State Development; and several employees or Cor Development.
The
Jury is still out on that and
President Obama has not
named anyone yet.
The New York Times is reporting that actress Cate Blanchett has been
named president of the
jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
On Feb. 1, George Miller, the Oscar - nominated director of «Mad Max: Fury Road,» was
named president of the
jury at the 2016 festival.
Some critics, including our very own Damon Wise, thought that French director Abdellatif Kechiche's three - hour coming of age love story would be too sexually graphic for
jury president Steven Spielberg to put his
name to, but Blue Is The Warmest Colour — also known as La Vie D'Adèle Chapitre 1 et 2 — has won out, taking home the coveted Palme d'Or.
Annette Bening has been
named as the
president of the 74th Venice Film Festival
jury — the first woman to preside over the competition
jury in 11 years.