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Jake Gyllenhaal will be a member of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival jury. (AP)
Jake Gyllenhaal will be a member of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival jury. (AP)

Pari - The Cannes Film Festival will next week lift the curtain on 12 days of glamour, movies, deals and parties drawing the elite of the cinema world, from Hollywood honchos to arthouse auteurs.

Under the Riviera sun and high security some of the industry's biggest stars, directors and producers will be turning out to tread the red carpet during the 13- 24 May event.

Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Colin Farrell, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek, Gerard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Rachel Weisz, Jesse Eisenberg, Naomi Watts and Rooney Mara all feature in this year's movie line-up and can be expected to appear to promote their films.

The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, will definitely be there, as co-presidents of the jury that decides the festival's prestigious Palme d'Or prize. Other jury members include actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Sienna Miller and Sophie Marceau.

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