The jury for the main competition has been announced and I’m pleased that the line-up, which looks awfully strong on paper, will be judged by these individuals:

Emir KUSTURICA, President (Director - Serbia-Montenegro)

Toni MORRISON (Writer -United States)
Nandita DAS (Actress - India)
Salma HAYEK (Actress - Mexico)
Agnès VARDA (Director - France)
John WOO (Director - China)
Fatih AKIN (Director - Germany)
Javier BARDEM (Actor - Spain)
Benoît JACQUOT (Director - France)

Overall, there are stronger personalities here, so hopefully there won't be a repeat of last year where flavor-of-the-month politics and Tarantino's unbridled love for sub-par Asian films ruined the day.