Cécile de France will be the master of ceremony for the Festival de Cannes 2005. She will open the 58th Festival on May 11th and welcome the jury and its President, Emir Kusturica, to the stage of the Palais des Festivals.
Cécile de France will also host the Award Ceremony on Saturday May 21st which will be broadcast live on Canal+ who will produce and transmit the two ceremonies for the Festival de Cannes.

Cécile de France, born in Namur, France, has made the transition from theatre to film with the ease that characterises her talent. In just a few roles she made her mark and astonished the industry by the variety of her interpretations. In 2003, she was awarded the César for Best New Acting Talent and the Prix Louis Lumière for her role in L'Auberge espagnole by Cédric Klapisch.
Her most important parts were in "IN High Tension (2005)" , "Around the World in 80 Days" (2004)
and "L'Auberge Espagnole (2003) "

She is to take the lead role in the next film by Danièle Thompson, Fauteuils d'orchestre, the shooting for which is due to start in May 2005.