Spielberg to preside over Cannes jury

Steven Spielberg will be president of the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The notorious director - who won the festival's top Palme d'Or prize in 1974 for his film 'The Sugarland Express' - will take on the position previously filled by filmmakers such as Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Ingrid Bergman, Kirk Douglas and Clint Eastwood.