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De Niro President Of The Jury For The
64th Cannes International Film Festival |
Robert De Niro |
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The Cannes Film Festival in inviting Robert De Niro to be President of the Jury of Cannes, also pays tribute to him as the co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2011. Robert De Niro, known for his love of New York, co-founded Manhattan’s Tribeca Film Center in 1989 and the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002, which has a sister festival in Doha.
When he accepted the invitation, Robert De Niro said: “The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it is one of the oldest and one of the best in the world.” The 64th Festival de Cannes takes place from May 11th to 22th, 2011.
De Niro adds, “As co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival and the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, I have an increased appreciation for the jury who serve, undertaking an important role in choosing films that are represented in the world of film at its highest level. These types of festivals help connect the international film community and have a lasting cultural impact. Having served as President of the Jury twice in the eighties, I know this isn't an easy task for me or my fellow jury members, but I'm very honored and happy to head the jury for this year's Cannes Film Festival.”
Considered one of the best actors of his generation, Robert De Niro has built a venerable star career out of his extraordinary ability to disappear into a character. The son of artists, De Niro was raised in New York’s Greenwich Village and studied under Stella Adler. After rising to recognition with Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets (1973) and Coppola’s The Godfather Part II (1974, Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), he gained stardom with Taxi Driver (Palme d’Or, 1976). De Niro maintained the momentum of his craft with Bernardo Bertolucci’s Novecento (1976), Elia Kazan’s Last Tycoon (1976), Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter (1978), Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Brian de Palma’s The Untouchables (1987), Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995), Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1995), and Michael Mann’s Heat (1995), among others.
In 1980, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Raging Bull (1980), directed by Martin Scorsese.
Eight of his films were presented in Festival de Cannes, two of which won Palme d’Or: Taxi Driver, in 1976, and ten years later, The Mission directed by Roland Joffe.
De Niro dedicated to his father, a surrealist painter, his own directorial debut, A Bronx Tale (1993), which earned praise. In 2006, he directed a second feature The Good Shepherd.
His latest blockbuster comedies, Analyze This (1999) and Meet the Parents (2000) spawned sequels: Analyze That (2002), Meet The Fockers (2004), and Little Fockers, released late December 2010.
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