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South Koreas Jeonju International Film Festival JIFF has named Ko Suk-man its new festival director.Ko was previously president of the Educational Broadcasting System EBS , head of the Korea Creative Contents Agency KOCCA and executive director of the Yeosu Expo 2012.JIFF is perhaps best known for its annual Digital Project omnibuses comprised of three directors films. Controversial Chinese filmmaker Ying Liang won Locarnos best director prize this year for politically-hued film When Night Falls, his part of Jeonju Digital Project 2012.Kos appointment follows the resignation of his predecessor Min Byung-lock last month. This years JIFF, which ran April 26-May 4, saw more controversy than that surrounding Yings film. Long-time programmer Yoo Un-seong engaged in a battle with regional media over the role of the film festival, which ended in his dismissal in June. Yoo rallied support in the local and
stanley cup international film communities, and Min resigned over the brouhaha. Yoo has not been reinstated since.While at EBS,
stanley cup Ko established the EBS International Documentary Festival EIDF and won a national award as an innovative CEO while at KOCCA. His background also includes directing production headquarters at major broadcaster MBC and a professorship at Chung-Ang University.JIFFs organisation committee stated it expects Kos experience and leadership to strengthen the festivals identity and provide a new platform from which to launch
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Faye Dunaway will chair the jury of the 15th Festival de Paris film festival March 27 - April 3 , which specialises in first and second efforts. Nine titles will be competing this year, including two US titles - Alison Maclean s Jesus Son and Marc Levin s White Boys - France s Drole De Felix and Andre Le Magnifique, Israel s Autour De Yana directed by Arik Kaplun , Norway s Bloody Angels Karin Julsrud Italy s Come Te Nessuno Mai Grabri
stanley cup ele Muccino China s Suzhou Lou Ye and Canada s The Five Senses Jeremy Podeswa .Any Given Sunday will open the festival out of competition in the presence of its director Oliver Stone. Other film previews include Martin Scorsese
stanley usa s Bringing Out The Dead, Rob Minkov s Stuart Little, Jonathan Nossiter s Signs And Wonders, Mike Leigh s Topsy Turvy, Mathew Warkus Sharon Stone-starrer Simpatico, Alexandre Jardin s Le Prof and Japanese manga Sprigan. Alexandre Arcady s latest opus, La Bas...Mon Pays, will close the event.Members of the jury include Luc Besson s composer Eric Serra; Dreamlife Of Angels director Erick Zonca, scriptwriter Daniele Thompson, producer Philippe Carcassonne, actress Michele Laroque, scriptwiter Noelle Chatelet, entertainment journalist Andre Bercoff and Gerard Gros, head of billboard company Metrobus.An American talent delegation, headed by Gregory Peck, will also be meeting with a group of French ar
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