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Andrea Arnold ("Wuthering Heights") deftly answered the hot potato question about the lack of women directors in the competition. "I would hate it if my film got selected because I was a woman," she said. "I would only want it selected for the right reason, not for charity. There were three films last year. It was a good year. It's true the world over that there are not many women film directors. Cannes is a small pocket that represents how things are in the world. That's a great pity. Women have voices and things to say about life and the world that would be good to hear."
Unfortunately, "I'm a democratic president," cracked Moretti, who described the other jurors, including fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier and directors Alexander Payne and Raoul Peck, as "very joyful happy people. We decided to meet often, every two days, to talk about the four films we've seen."
McGregor highlighted the role the festival plays as a platform for emerging artists, and Diane Kruger recalled winning her first award at Cannes, which made her "deeply attached to the festival."
As for what the jurors want from the selection:
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