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Shanghai secures world-class jury

Shanghai secures world-class jury

By Stephen Cremin

Fri, 01 June 2012, 16:30 PM (HKT)

Industry News

The Shanghai International Film Festival 上海國際電影節 (16-24 June) has announced the jury members of its Golden Goblet Awards.

Actresses LI Bingbing 李冰冰 and Heather GRAHAM, producer Terence CHANG 張家振 and directors ZHANG Yang 張楊 (pictured), Béla TARR and Rakhshan Banietemad will join jury president Jean-Jacques ANNAUD.

Both Graham and Annaud have connections to Chinese cinema.

Graham starred in CHEN Kaige 陳凱歌's London-shot erotic thriller Killing Me Softly (2001); Annaud cast Hong Kong's Tony LEUNG Ka-fai 梁家輝 opposite Jane MARCH in his own erotic romance, The Lover L'amant (1992).

The impressive jury is representative of the high calibre of foreign guests that the event has secured in recent years. Previous jury presidents include Luc BESSON, WONG Kar-wai 王家衛, Danny BOYLE and John WOO 吳宇森.

Ten films have so far been announced in the Golden Goblet Awards, with just one Asian title, India's Colour of Sky ആകാശത്തിന്റെ നിറം. It is likely that at least one local film will be added before the festival opens.

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