Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Catherine Deneuve will preside over the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars.
As part of her honorary role as president of this milestone edition, Deneuve will be delivering the opening speech at the ceremony.
The gala event will take place on Feb. 28 at the Olympia concert hall and will be broadcast on French pay TV group Canal+, a media partner of the Cesar Awards. “Who better than an extraordinary actress to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Césars?
Thanks to exceptional talent, a unique career and timeless grace, Catherine Deneuve embodies the very essence of the seventh art,” said the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma.
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