FILE - This Aug. 30 , 2013, file photo shows French journalist and television executive Pierre Lescure at the 39th American Film Festival, in Deauville, Normandy, western France. Pierre Lescure has been named president of the Cannes Film Festival, succeeding Gilles Jacob. The French festival said Lescure was elected in a board of directors meeting Tuesday. He will take office in July. The 83-year-old Jacob is stepping down after more than three decades with the festival and 13 years as president. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)