Pedro Almodóvar to be President of the Jury of the 70th Festival de Cannes

The iconic Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar will be the next President of the Jury for the Festival International du Film de Cannes, which runs May 17th until May 28th and will be celebrating its 70th edition.

Upon accepting the role of Jury President, the filmmaker said: ‘I am very happy to be able to celebrate Festival de Cannes 70th anniversary from such a privileged position. I am grateful, honoured and a bit overwhelmed. I am aware of the responsibility that entails being the President of the Jury and I hope to be up to the job. I can only tell that I’ll devote myself, body and soul, to this task, that it is both a privilege and a pleasure.’