Date 14/10/2015 - News People
Three-time Academy Award winner and 19-time nominee Meryl Streep has been named jury president of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival that will take place next year. It is the first time a world famous star takes a role as a juror.
Streep, honored with a Golden Globe eight times and nominated a further 20 times, is familiar with the Berlin Film Festival having been a guest on a numerous occasions. In 2012, she received the lifetime achievement honor.
Streep said "The responsibility is somewhat daunting, as I have never been president of anything before, and I hope I can come up to the precedent set by the distinguished juries of preceding years. Grateful for the honor."