MUMBAI: The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced that Jean-Jacques Beineix has been appointed to head its jury for the New Currents competition which involves emerging Asian filmmakers.Jean-Jacques Beineix will be joined on the jury by Turkish director Yesim Ustaoglu, Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Taiwanese actress Terri Kwan and Korean cinematographer Kim Hyungkoo.
Te jury for the newly created Flash Forward Award, which focuses on non-Asian directors, includes producer Marianne Slot (Dancer In The Dark); Frederic Boyer, artistic director of Cannes‘ Directors‘ Fortnight and Alissa Simon, programmer of the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
On the list of jurors for the Sonje Award for short films in the Wide Angle section are Korean actor and director You Jitae, Finnish producer Simojukka Ruippo, and Malaysian director Tan Chui Mui.
The 14th PIFF will take place from 8 to 16 October while the Asian Film Market runs from 11 to 14 October. The jury will present the two winners of the New Currents award with a cash prize of $30,000.
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