Acclaimed antipodean screen director Jane Campion will lead a judging panel at the upcoming prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
New Zealand-born Campion, 59, is no stranger to the French Riviera's cinematic awards system, where her 1993 production The Piano won the coveted Palme d'or.
"Jane is a child of Cannes,'' said Festival chief Gilles Jacob, announcing Campion's role as jury president on Tuesday.
"I know this as it was I who selected her first three short films for the Festival, because I liked her style and consistency.''
In 1986 Campion won the short film Palme d'or for Peel and garnered the interest of critics for Sweetie, the first feature she presented in competition at the Festival.