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Summary Joel and Ethan Coen will be co-presidents of the panel of filmmakers and actors.
PARIS (AFP) - The Coen brothers, the award-winning American directors of "No Country for Old Men", "Fargo" and "The Big Lebowski", are to jointly head this year s Cannes Film Festival jury, the organisers announced Tuesday.
Joel and Ethan Coen will be co-presidents of the panel of filmmakers and actors who will judge the 20-or-so films in the main competition of the festival, which will run May 13-24, according to a statement. It is the first time the Cannes jury will be jointly headed by two people.
