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sandensea

(22,850 posts)
Tue Jan 14, 2020, 05:03 PM Jan 2020

Spike Lee will be the first-ever black president of the Cannes Film Festival jury

The Cannes Film Festival announced Tuesday that Spike Lee would serve as president of its jury in May, making the American director the first black person to do so in the French festival’s 73-year history.

In a statement signed from what he called “Da People’s Republic of Brooklyn, New York,” Lee detailed his history with the prestigious festival dating to his 1986 debut feature, She’s Gotta Have It, which won the Prix de la Jeunesse, an award honoring young directors.

Lee, 62, has since returned to Cannes six times. His most recently chosen film, 2018′s BlacKkKlansman, won the Grand Prix, or second place overall.

“In this life I have lived, my biggest blessings have been when they arrived unexpected, when they happened out of nowhere,” Lee wrote.

“When I got the call that I was offered the opportunity to be President of Cannes Jury for 2020, I was shocked, happy, surprised and proud all at the same time.”

At: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/01/14/spike-lee-will-be-first-ever-black-president-cannes-film-festival-jury/



Director Spike Lee: “An unexpected blessing.”
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Spike Lee will be the first-ever black president of the Cannes Film Festival jury (Original Post) sandensea Jan 2020 OP
Congrats to Spike Lee for the well earned honor. comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #1
One of the most pressbox69 Jan 2020 #2
Ah, ABOUT DAMN TIME. a kennedy Jan 2020 #3
Good for him! N/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2020 #4
He really deserves this honor hangaleft Mar 2020 #5
 

hangaleft

(649 posts)
5. He really deserves this honor
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 08:11 PM
Mar 2020

He’s made so many memorable films. My personal favorite is Do the Right Thing.

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