French actor Isabelle Huppert--known for films like 'Elle', 'Violette Noziere' and 'Loulou'--will take on the role of being this year's jury president at Tokyo International Film Festival, the festival announced on Friday.

Isabelle Huppert is jury president for Tokyo International Film Festival

The Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off on Saturday with live screenings and a host of coronavirus prevention measures to ensure the show could go on. Audiences were barred from cheering festival guests, required to wear masks, have their temperature taken and use hand sanitiser.

Tokyo film festival taps 'power of the arts' to give courage amid pandemic

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Isabelle Huppert is jury president for Tokyo International Film Festival

Tokyo film festival taps 'power of the arts' to give courage amid pandemic