Nanni Moretti appointed jury president for Cannes film festival

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Nanni Moretti appointed jury president for Cannes film festival

Veteran Italian film-maker, previous winner of the Palm d’Or, calls role ‘a real joy, an honour and a tremendous responsibility’The Italian actor and director Nanni Moretti has been named president of the jury for this year’s Cannes film festival, which is due to be held in May. Moretti will oversee the committee that decides the 2012 Palme d’Or winner for the first time, though he was a member of the jury in 1997 for the event’s 50th anniversary.