Le cinéaste espagnol Pedro Almodovar sera le président du jury du prochain festival de Cannes
Fidèle de la Croisette, il n’a pourtant jamais remporté la Palme d’or. Il succède à l’Australien George Miller.
A faithful of the croisette, he never lifted the Palme d’or. He succeeds the Australian George Miller.
Le réalisateur espagnol Pedro Almodovar et l’actrice Emma Suarez sur le tapis rouge du festival de Cannes avant la présentation de leur film “Julieta”, le 17 mai 2016. (REGIS DUVIGNAU / REUTERS). The Spanish film director with actress Emma Suarez on the red carpet during the presentation of his film “Julietta” at last year’s festival.
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Pour présider le jury de sa 70e édition, du 17 au 28 mai, le festival de Cannes a choisi un habitué, le réalisateur espagnol Pedro Almodovar, ont annoncé les organisateurs mardi 31 janvier. Le cinéaste sera chargé, avec ses jurés dont le nom n’est pas encore connu, d’élaborer le palmarès du festival, et notamment d’attribuer la Palme d’or. Il succède, dans ce rôle, au réalisateur australien de Mad Max,
George Miller. Pedro Almodovar will preside over the jury selections for the Cannes festival 70th anniversary from 17 to 28 May. His name is well known to many juries in a festival that he has never won the main prize, the Palme d’or. He succeeds the director of Mad Max, George Miller.
“Je suis reconnaissant et honoré”. “I am grateful and honoured”.
Cinq des vingt long-métrages de la carrière de Pedro Almodovar ont été présentés en compétition à Cannes, dont Julieta l’an dernier. Il a remporté deux prix, celui de la mise en scène, en 1999, pour Tout sur ma mère, et celui du scénario, en 2006, pour Volver, film également récompensé d’un prix d’interprétation collective pour ses actrices. Pedro Almodovar was accepted and presented five of his twenty feature length films to Cannes, including “Julia” last year. He won two prizes, one for best production in 1999 for “Tout sur ma mère”, and that of screen play, for “Volver” in 2006, which also won the prize for collective interpretation for it’s actresses.
Pedro Almodovar sera le premier Espagnol à présider le jury du festival de Cannes. “Je suis très heureux de fêter le 70e anniversaire du festival du film de Cannes dans cette fonction si privilégiée”, a-t-il commenté dans le communiqué du festival. “Je suis reconnaissant et honoré et j’ai le trac!”
Almodovar will the first Spaniard to head up the Cannes festival jury. “I am very happy to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Cannes film festival in this privileged role”, he commented in a communiqué. I am grateful and honoured and I am nervous!”
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Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer.
The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013.
Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI.
Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug
2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website.
But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien.
The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50.
Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea.
Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
