Although he currently stars in Little Fockers, Robert De Niro has still been deemed a good judge of movies.

De Niro – a co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival – has just been named jury president of the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival.

The Oscar winner, whose appointment comes one year after Tim Burton served as president, will head a nine-member panel.

"The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it is one of the oldest and one of the best in the world," De Niro stated.

The 2011 event will be held from May 11-22.