"The Insider" helmer Michael Mann to chair Venice film fest juryJune 3, 2012 - 18:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Venice International Film Festival said that Michael Mann will chair its international jury, calling the director of "Heat" and "Public Enemies" a "total filmmaker," TheWrap reported. The jury will be responsible for selecting the recipient of the festival's top prize, the Golden Lion, and other awards. Mann is best known for his stylish big screen crime dramas like "Collateral." He has also won praise for his adventure film "The Last of the Mohicans," the boxing biopic "Ali," and the newsroom thriller "The Insider," for which he earned a best director Oscar nomination. His first major success, however, came on the small screen, where he helped make it safe for tough guys to wear pastels with "Miami Vice." Less fruitful was "Luck," a horse racing drama Mann executive produced for HBO. The show was cancelled last spring after the deaths of three horses. Mann’s producing credits also include "The Aviator" and "Hancock." Venice marks the first time that Mann will chair the jury of an international festival. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |