The Caméra d’or is awarded to the best first film presented in the Official Selection, Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight

Brazilian film-maker Carlos Diegues will chair the Camera d’Or jury at Cannes.

He will be joined by Gloria Satta, journalist with Italy’s Il Messaggero, Rémy Chevrin, representing the French Association of Film Cinematographers, Hervé Icovic, on behalf of the Federation of Cinema, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries, Michel Andrieu, representing the Society of Film Directors and Francis Gavelle, for the French Union of Film Critics.

The Caméra d’Or, launched in 1978, is awarded to the best first film presented in the Official Selection, Critics’ Week or Directors’ Fortnight.

There are a total of 22 films in contention 2012. The prize will be awarded at the closing ceremony on May 27.