Oscar-winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand will be honoured with an honorary Palme d'Or at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, organisers have confirmed ahead of the event's 79th edition.
The honorary Palme d'Or will mark the Barbra Streisand first appearance at Cannes. She will be presented with the Palme d'Or on May 23 during the festival's awards ceremony.
In a major honour for one of cinema's most influential fantasy storytellers, acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson will receive the prestigious Honorary Palme d'Or at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, scheduled to run from May 12 to 23.
The countdown to the next edition of the world's most influential film festival has begun. Organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have confirmed that the Official Selection for its 79th edition will be unveiled on April 9 in Paris.
According to Variety, Park Chan-wook will succeed French actor Juliette Binoche, whose jury previously handed over the Palme d'Or to Jafar Panahi's Iranian drama 'It Was Just an Accident'.
At this year's ceremony, Alia will be joining an illustrious line-up of global talent including Bryan Cranston, Cillian Murphy, Ethan Hawke, Kate Hudson, Michael B Jordan and others