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Juliette Binoche, President Of The Jury At The 78th Cannes Film Festival

Juliette Binoche succeeds American director Greta Gerwig and will chair the jury for the 78th edition, which runs from 13 to 24 May 2025 - FILE - Juliette Binoche at the photocall for the film Sils Maria held at the Palais Des Festivals as part of the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 23, 2014. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Juliette Binoche, President Of The Jury At The 78th Cannes Film Festival

Juliette Binoche succeeds American director Greta Gerwig and will chair the jury for the 78th edition, which runs from 13 to 24 May 2025 - FILE - Director Olivier Assayas, Juliette Binoche, Chloe Grace Moretz, Kristen Stewart, Gilles Jacob arriving at the Palais des Festivals for the screening of the film Sils Maria as part of the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 23, 2014. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-JIANGXI-GUQIN MAKER (CN)

(240313) -- NANCHANG, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Feng Yihua plays Guqin on a mountain in Yihuang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 5, 2022. The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a 38-year-old Guqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I even cut my thumb while carving the holes," Feng recalled his apprenticeship. Through years of perseverance, Feng has honed his skills in both playing and crafting the Guqin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to establish a Guqin studio, dedicating himself to this sophisticated profession. The process of hand-making a Guqin spans at least three years, involving around 100 procedures. This lengthy process tests

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Celebs Call For Release Of Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls - Paris

(left to right) Jane Birkin, Ines de la Fressange, Geraldine Nakache and Sandrine Kiberlain pictured attending a rally to protest against the kidnapping of hundreds of young women by Boko Haram terrorists (bringbackourgirls, bring back our girls), on may 13, 2014, at the Trocadero, in Paris, France. Photo by Romain Boe/ABACAPRESS.COM

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N. Korea abductees' kin

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (3rd from R), the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13, speaks at a special gathering of the family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea and their supporters, in Tokyo on June 22, 2014. The relatives called for priority to be placed on the return of survivors waiting for rescue, after North Korea agreed with Japan in May to reinvestigate the fate of the abductees.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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World Cup final match venue Maracanao, Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Estadio Maracanao in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the venue of the World Cup final, is seen in this file photo taken on May, 2014. The final is scheduled for July 13 (July 14 Japan time).

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Murals at Tokyo's National Stadium to be preserved

TOKYO, Japan - A mosaic mural featuring Nominosukune, a legendary warrior considered a deity of sumo, at the National Stadium in Tokyo is photographed in May 2014. A total of 13 murals will be transferred to another site ahead of the demolition of the stadium starting in July to make way for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Cologne acquire World Cup striker Osako

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows TSV 1860 Munich's Yuya Osako, a Japan World Cup squad member, speaking to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 13, 2014, after returning from Germany. German second-division side Cologne said June 5, 2014, that they have acquired Osako from TSV 1860 Munich.

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Abductee kin speak about Japan-N. Korea accord

KAWASKI, Japan - Shigeru (L) and Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents from Japan in 1977 when she was 13, meet reporters on May 28, 2014, after news that Pyongyang has agreed to reopen an inquiry into abductees still unaccounted for.

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Photobook on pre-quake lives in Iwate Pref. town

MORIOKA, Japan - Goichi Tamura, the head of a citizens' group to hand down tsunami experience in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, holds a photography book capturing the townscape of Yamada before the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in this photo taken on May 13, 2014. The title of the book can be translated as "Sea, Town and Festivals: Bring Back Memories of Our Town Yamada."

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Cubs' Samardzija against Yankees

CHICAGO, United States - Chicago Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija pitches in a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 21, 2014. Samardzija allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings. The Cubs lost 4-2 in 13 innings.

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Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia 1 win away from 29th title

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. With a 13-1 record, Hakuho is one win away from capturing his 29th career title.

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Police on alert in Brazil ahead of World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A police officer patrols a "favela," or slum neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 13, 2014, ahead of next month's opening of the soccer World Cup.

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Suit over pupils' deaths in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 19, 2014. A hearing was held the same day at the Sendai District Court in the prefecture, after relatives of 23 pupils at the school who died in the earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 11, 2011, filed a damages suit in March. At the school, 74 of the 108 pupils died or remain unaccounted for, and 10 of the 13 teachers and school officials died in the disaster.

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Raw silk making at Silk Museum

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A child experiences the process of producing raw silk from cocoons at the Silk Museum in Yokohama on May 13, 2014.

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Apartment building collapses in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Gen. Choe Pu Il, the North Korean minister of people's security, apologies to bereaved families and residents in Pyongyang on May 17, 2014, after an apartment building under construction collapsed May 13 and claimed the lives of an unspecified number of people. The country's state media reported the accident on May 18.

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Apartment building collapses in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean people listen as an official in charge of the construction of an apartment building apologizes to bereaved families and residents in Pyongyang on May 17, 2014, after the building under construction collapsed May 13 and claimed the lives of an unspecified number of people. The country's state media reported the accident on May 18.

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Apartment building collapses in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official (R front) in charge of the construction of an apartment building apologizes to bereaved families and residents in Pyongyang on May 17, 2014, after the building under construction collapsed May 13 and claimed the lives of an unspecified number of people. The country's state media reported the accident on May 18.

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Apartment building collapses in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean women listen as an official in charge of the construction of an apartment building apologizes to bereaved families and residents in Pyongyang on May 17, 2014, after the building under construction collapsed May 13 and claimed the lives of an unspecified number of people. The country's state media reported the accident on May 18.

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Tensions in S. China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - A crew member watches Chinese vessels from a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South China Sea on May 13, 2014.

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Tensions in S. China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows yellow dots indicating Chinese vessels on a radar on a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South China Sea on May 13, 2014.

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Mitsubishi Regional Jet on display at U.S. trade show

ST. LOUIS, United States - A life-size model of the cabin interior of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet being developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., set to be the first Japanese-built small passenger jet, is displayed at a U.S. trade show that opened on May 13, 2014, in St. Louis, Missouri. Mitsubishi Aircraft is focusing on North America as a major overseas market of the new aircraft.

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Shields gets 1,500th career strikeout

KANSAS CITY, United States - Kansas City Royals pitcher James Shields throws during a game against the Colorado Rockies at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 13, 2014. Shields earned his 1,500th career strikeout in the game. The Royals won 5-1.

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Shields gets 1,500th career strikeout

KANSAS CITY, United States - Kansas City Royals pitcher James Shields acknowledges cheers from spectators after earning his 1,500th career strikeout during the sixth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 13, 2014. The Royals won 5-1.

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Isamu Noguchi Award

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows Japanese contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (R) and British architect Norman Foster, recipients of the inaugural Isamu Noguchi Award, at the Noguchi Museum in New York on May 13, 2014. The museum features works of Isamu Noguchi, a late Japanese-American sculptor.

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Animated film supervised by Nagatomo aired in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan soccer player Yuto Nagatomo responds to questions from the press about an animated film he supervised during the Japan Film Festival in Milan on May 13, 2014. Based on Nagatomo himself, the film depicts in a humorous way how the Japanese footballer grew up to be a top-notch player.

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Isamu Noguchi Award

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows Japanese contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (R) and British architect Norman Foster (C), recipients of the inaugural Isamu Noguchi Award, at the Noguchi Museum in New York on May 13, 2014. At left is Motohide Yoshikawa, Japanese ambassador to the United Nations. The museum features works of Isamu Noguchi, a late Japanese-American sculptor.

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