MUMBAI: The 64th Festival de Cannes has appointed South Korean filmmaker and scriptwriter Bong Joon-ho to preside over its Caméra d‘or jury. The Caméra d‘or is awarded to the best first film presented in the Official Selection during Critics‘ Week or Directors‘ fortnight.

Joon-ho achieved critical acclaim for his feature films Barking Dog (2000) and Memories of Murder (2004). His film The Host was screened in 2006 at the Directors‘ Fortnight at Cannes. He was invited to Cannes as part of the Official Selection with Tokyo! (2008), a trilogy on which he worked with Leos Carax and Michel Gondry. In 2009, he presented Mother at Un Certain Regard section of the festival.

Other film lumineries who have earlier presided over the Caméra d‘or jury are Bruno Dumont, Abbas Kiarostami, Pavel Lounguine, Roschdy Zem and Gael Garcia Bernal.

The Cannes Film Festival will run from 11 to 22 May.