The
Festival
de
Cannes
is
delighted
to
confirm
that
the
American
Spike
Lee
will
be
the
President
of
the
Jury
of
its
74th
edition,
which
will
be
held
this
year
from
July
6
to
17,
2021.
Loyal
to
his
commitments,
the
American
director
promised
to
support
the
Festival
on
its
return
to
the
Croisette.
Prevented
last
year
due
to
the
health
crisis,
the
Festival
de
Cannes
inaugurates
this
new
decade
with
an
outstanding
President
of
the
Jury,
one
of
the
greatest
directors
of
his
generation,
as
well
as
a
screenwriter,
actor,
editor
and
producer.
For
30
years,
the
tireless
Spike
Lee
has
been
an
astute
chronicler
of
the
questionings
of
his
time,
with
a
resolutely
contemporary
approach
that’s
never
without
a
dash
of
levity
and
entertainment.
"Throughout
the
months
of
uncertainty
we’ve
just
been
through,
Spike
Lee
has
never
stopped
encouraging
us.
This
support
is
finally
coming
to
fruition
and
we
could
not
have
hoped
for
a
more
powerful
personality
to
chart
our
troubled
times",
says
Pierre
Lescure,
President
of
the
Festival.
"His
enthusiasm
and
passion
for
cinema
has
given
us
a
huge
boost
of
energy
to
prepare
the
great
Festival
that
everybody
has
been
awaiting
for.
The
party
will
be
great,
we
simply
can’t
wait!
"says
Thierry
Frémaux,
General
Delegate.
From
July
6
to
17,
2021
on
the
Croisette,
these
12
summer
days
will
be
a
celebration
of
art
and
creativity,
and
full
of
long-awaited
reunions.
Preparations
are
in
full
swing
with
a
large
numbers
of
films
are
being
viewed
by
the
selection
committee.
The
Festival
will
have
the
opportunity
to
outline
in
more
details
the
74th
edition,
in
the
coming
weeks.
The
Official
Selection
and
the
composition
of
the
Jury
will
be
unveiled
in
early
June.
Surrounded
by
the
members
of
his
Jury,
Spike
Lee
will
award
the
Palme
d'Or
at
the
closing
ceremony
on
Saturday,
July
17.