LA-based director John Woois to visit the Croisette for the first time on Saturday as part of aninternational film-making project for the Children's relief agency UNICEF.

The Hong Kong director of Paycheckwill travel to Cannes to announce a charity film he'll be making with festivalcompetitor Emir Kusturica, actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta, City Of Godco-director Katia Lund and Ridley Scott's daughter Jordan, amongst others.

The project, entitled TheInvisible Children, will involve seven international directors, eachshooting a short film on the subject of neglected and forgotten children aroundthe world. Woo is set to direct the segment on China - he was born in Guangzhoubut his family fled to Hong Kong in the wake of the Communist revolution.