In addition to receiving honors at the opening ceremony, De Niro will also participate in a masterclass for festival participants.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, actor and film producer Robert De Niro will receive the Palm of Honor at the opening ceremony of the 78th De Cannes Film Festival. De Niro will receive honors on May 13, after the Academy Award winner served as president of the Cannes jury in 2011 for 14 years.
De Niro has a long history in Cannes. In 1976, he participated in the official choice of the festival: Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900 and Martin Scorsese’s taxi driver, winning the Palme d’Or. In 1983, he started the festival with Scorsese’s King of Comedy, followed by a time in the United States by Sergio Leone.
He returned in 1986 with Roland Joffe’s The Mission, who became De Niro’s second handheld champion. Most recently, in 2023, he returned to Croisette to join Scorsese’s Flower Moon Killer.
“I feel so closely about the festival Cannes Film Festival, especially when there are so many places in the world that pull us apart, Cannes bring us together – storytellers, filmmakers, fans and friends.
In addition to winning the Honor Palm Award at the opening ceremony, De Niro will also attend a masterclass of festival participants at the Debussy Theater on Wednesday, May 14, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The 78th Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 13 to May 24, 2025.
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