Tim Burton to head 63rd Cannes Festival Jury
January 27th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANSNew York, Jan 27 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Tim Burton, known for making animation and fantasy films, will head the jury at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. He says it’s like a dream come true.
“It’s a great honour and I look forward, with my fellow jurors, to watching some great films from around the world. When you think of Cannes, you think of world cinema. And as films have always been like dreams to me, this is a dream come true,” Burton was quoted as saying by hollywood.com.
Some of Burton’s movies are “Edward Scissorhands”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” and “Alice in Wonderland”.
Cannes festival president Gilles Jacob said: “It’s the first time an artist, whose origins are in animation, will preside over the jury of the Festival de Cannes. A filmmaker with a heart of gold and silver hands, Tim Burton is first and foremost a poet.
“He’s a magician of visual delights who turns the screen into a fairy wonder. We hope his sweet madness and gothic humour will pervade the Croisette, bringing Christmas to all.”
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