Luc Besson to head Beijing Film Festival juryJanuary 8, 2015 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French film maker Luc Besson will head the jury of the Tiantan Awards at the upcoming Beijing International Film Festival, Variety reports. Now in its fifth edition the festival will run from April 16 to 23 in the Chinese capital. Besson and his jury will select prize winners in ten categories. In choosing Besson to head the jury the BJIFF said that his work as director, screenwriter and producer had demonstrated that “entertaining blockbusters are not exclusive to Hollywood…. [and that he] has become an example of a global filmmaker … we cannot praise enough.” Besson’s last film “Lucy” scored $44.8 million at the Chinese box office. He was previously head of the competition jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2006. Related links: Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |