Bosnian director gets Cannes role

Emir Kusturica, the Bosnian director who won Cannes Film Festival's prestigious top prize twice, will chair the event's jury this year. Kusturica, 50, won the Palme d'Or with 1985's "When Father Was Away on Businesss" and "Underground" in 1995, BBC reports.

Posted by brian on Jan 20, 2005 at 07:13PM | Categories: Festivals