In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, Italian actress Isabella Rossellini poses for a portrait in New York. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File)
PARIS --
The Cannes Film Festival says Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini will head the jury for its sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard.
She will help choose a winner of the 20-film contest, which tends to include works from offbeat and up-and-coming filmmakers.
Rossellini, daughter of director Roberto Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman, has starred in many adventurous and quirky films, including David Lynch's "Blue Velvet," Abel Ferrara's "The Funeral" and Guy Maddin's "The Saddest Music in the World."
The festival said Friday she will also attend a Cannes screening of a documentary about her mother.
Filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are joint presidents of the main competition jury at the French Riviera festival, which runs May 13 to 24.
The lineup for this year's festival will be announced next Thursday.
Pepsi soft drinks in plastic bottles are on sale at a grocery store in New York on Weds., Nov. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
PepsiCo confirmed Friday that it's ending some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, even as rival Coca-Cola voiced support for its own inclusion efforts.
In a memo sent to employees, PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta said the company will no longer set goals for minority representation in its managerial roles or supplier base. The company will also align its sponsorships to events and groups that promote business growth, he said.
Laguarta wrote that inclusion remains important to PepsiCo, whose brands include Gatorade, Lay's potato chips, Doritos, Mountain Dew as well as Pepsi. The Purchase, New York-based company's chief diversity officer will transition to a broader role focused on employee engagement, leadership development and ensuring an inclusive culture, he said.
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last month, U.S. government agencies, companies and schools have rushed to reevaluate policies and programs they adopted with the goal of reducing discrimination against members of minority groups, women and LGBTQ+ people.
Trump ended DEI programs within the federal government and has warned schools to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money.
PepsiCo's rollback came as Coca-Cola reaffirmed support for its DEI efforts.
In its annual report, Atlanta-based Coke warned that its business could be negatively affected if it is unable to attract employees that reflect its broad range of customers.
"Failure to maintain a corporate culture that fosters innovation, collaboration and inclusion … could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and our future success," the company said.
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