“Farewell My Concubine” helmer to head Tokyo Film Fest juryAugust 28, 2013 - 11:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige will be president of the jury for the main competition section at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), The Hollywood Reporter said. Kaige's Farewell My Concubine won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1993, becoming the first Chinese film to win the award, as well as being nominated for two Academy Awards. He was also awarded the Akira Kurosawa Award for lifetime achievement in film, along with Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov, at the 2008 TIFF. Farewell My Concubine was shown in the special screening section at the 6th TIFF. As well as being an acclaimed director, Chen has appeared onscreen, in his own 1999 film The Emperor and the Assassin and 1987's The Last Emperor. In addition to being a leading figure in Asian cinema, having Kaige as jury president will be a coup for TIFF in terms of it trying to rise above the current Chinese-Japanese political tensions which have occasionally spilled over into the event in recent years. The 26th TIFF will run Oct. 17-25 at Roppongi Hills and other central Tokyo venues, while the TIFFCOM contents market will be held in the Odaiba, Tokyo Bay area, from Oct 22-25. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |