Liz Hurley, Julianne Moore and Johnny Depp among stars at Deauville
( 2001-08-17 11:55 ) (7 )

Elizabeth Hurley, Julianne Moore and Johnny Depp are among Hollywood stars due to attend this year's Deauville Festival of American Cinema which opens later this month, organisers said Thursday.

"Double Whammy" by director Tom DiCillo, in which Hurley stars, will open the festival in the northern French resort while Amos Kolleck's "Queenie in Love" will be screened at the closing ceremony.

Among the highlights of the 27th festival are tributes to Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore -- her latest film "World Traveler" directed by Bart Freundlich will be premiered -- as well as Hollywood producer Joel Silver.

Silver's latest movie "Swordfish" will be shown, attended by director Dominic Sena and stars Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman.

Johnny Depp, meanwhile, will present out of competition his latest film "Blow," directed by Ted Deeme and also starring Penelope Cruz.

Oliver Stone will be honoured, while Michael Cimino, who directed "The Deer Hunter" with Robert De Niro and "Heaven's Gate" will be awarded a literature prize for his first novel "Big Jane."

But 13-year-old star Haley Joel Osment, made famous for his performance in the "Sixth Sense," will be alone in presenting his latest movie "Artificial Intelligence," which co-stars Jude Law and is directed by Steven Spielberg.

Among other talent scheduled to parade at the sea-side resort is Andy Garcia, Billy Cruddy and Reese Witherspoon, star of "Legally Blonde" as well as a bunch of the horny adolescents in "American Pie 2."

Ten films will be in competition -- which is open only to the independents and often throws up new names -- for Deauville's top prize

The 10 are "Bartleby" by Jonathan Parker, Marc Levin's "Brooklyn Babylon," "The Business of Strangers" by Patrick Stettner, "The Deep End" by Scott McGehee, "The Doe Boy" by Randy Redroad, "Ghost World" by Terry Zwigoff, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" by John Cameron Mitchell, "In the Bedroom" by Todd Field, "Jump Tomorrow" by Joel Hopkins and Daniel Minahan's "Series 7."

The jury will be headed by Jean-Claude Annaud, who directed French feel-good blockbuster "The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain."

From small beginnings, the Deauville festival has grown steadily to become a launchpad for US productions in Europe, most of the films screening for the first time outside the United States and some receiving their world premiere.