Wim Wenders will head the jury that awards the Camera d'Or, the Cannes festival's prize for a best first film.

Open to films from any section of the festival (including Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week) the prize is this time sought by a bumper crop of 20 first films.

Other jurors include Agnes Godard (cinematographer) Alain Champetier (technician), Bernard Uhlmann (described as a film buff), Christian Vincent (director), Claude Makovski (film buff), Geraldine d'Haen (jury secretary), Gian Luca Farinelli (film buff), Laurent Aknin (critic).


Films eligible for the Camera d'Or 2003

A Thousand Months dir: Faouzi Bensaidi

Al Ouyoune Al Jaffa dir: Narjiss Nejjar

Bags Banny E Il Cormorano dir: Edoardo Gabbriellini

Belleville Rendez Vous dir: Sylvain Chomet

Depuis Qu'Otar Est Parti dir: Julie Bertucceli

Des Plumes Dans La Tete dir: Thomas De Thier

Deux Anges dir: Mamad Haghigat

Elle Est Des Notres dir: Siegrid Alnoy

Entre Cyclones dir: Enrique Colina

Kiss Of Life dir: Emily Young

La Grande Seduction dir: Jean-Francois Pouliot

Las Horas Del Dia dir: Jaime Rosales

Les Lionceaux dir: Claire Doyon

Milwaukee, Minnesota dir: Allan Mindel

Pas De Repos Pour Les Braves dir: Alain Guiraudie

Qui A Tue Bambi' dir: Gilles Marchand

Reconstruction dir: Christoffer Boe

Struggle dir: Ruth Mader

Today And Tomorrow dir: Alejandro Chomski

Watermark dir: Georgina Willis