It is the first thing that is known about event's audience most important in the world: Sean Penn will be the president of the jury in the 2008 edition of the Festival de Cine de Cannes, whose 61st edition will take place between May 14 and 25 of this year.
Happy for the appointment, the actor and director said: «The Cannes Festival has always been the epicenter for the discovery of the new waves of cinema in the world, and I am very happy to participate in this year's festival as president of the jury.«.
Penn won the Oscar for "Mystical River" and is currently off directing "Into the Wild." In 1997 he won the Best Actor award at Cannes for his performance in the film "She's So Lovely" by Nick Cassavetes.