Neil Jordan to head Tokyo Jury.
July 1st 2010 07:37
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that award-winning Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan will be the Jury President for the International Competition at the 23rd TIFF. He is one of the most highly acclaimed filmmakers in the world and his films have been honored with numerous awards worldwide including Oscar (The Crying Game) and BAFTAs (Crying Game, The End Of The Affair).
The 23rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival will take place from October 23rd to 31st, 2010.
International Competition President – Neil Jordan / Director
Neil Jordan Ondine afterparty 2009 Toronto International
Biography
Born in 1950 in Sligo, Ireland, Neil Jordan began his career as a writer. His first book of stories, Night In Tunisia (1976) won the Guardian Fiction prize. Since then he has published five novels, The Past (1979), The Dream Of A Beast (1983), Sunrise With Sea Monster (1994), Shade (2005). His most recent novel, Mistaken will be published in 2011.
www.tiff-jp.net/en/
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