International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries «Pacific Meridian» in the 12th time will be in the regional center of Primorye from 13 to 19 September. The festival management announced the names of members of the main Jury, chaired become famous Russian producer and television manager Alexander Rodnyansky, informs «Pacific Russia».
Alexander Rodnyansky
Russian TV producer and manager. He started his career as a documentary filmmaker director. Founder of Ukrainian channel «1 +1″ and the Russian TV channel «Home», CEO of «CTC Media», which he brought to the IPO. Company founder A.R. Films. Producer of more than 30 films, «Peter FM», «Devata company», «Helena», «Heat», «Inhabited Island», «Cloud Atlas» and others — and more than 20 TV series, including «My Fair Nanny», » Not Born Beautiful «and» Dostoevsky «.
Winner of numerous international and Russian awards.
Producer of the film «Leviathan» (2014, Russia), which this year took part in the main competition program of the 67th Cannes Film Festival and won the award for Best Screenplay, as well as the prize «Best Foreign Language Film» at the 32nd International Film Festival Munich, reports APR PRESS .
Klaus Eder
General Secretary of the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, film critic and curator of film festivals.
In 1986-2007 he was the program director of the International Film Festival in Munich.
Kirill Razlogov
Film critic, film critic, writer, journalist and teacher. Leading specialist in the history of Russian cinema. Program director of the Moscow International Film Festival since 1999. Author and host of «Cult Movie» on TV channel «Culture», as well as 14 books and about 600 scientific papers on the history of art and cinema and various cultural issues.
In 2012 and 2013 he worked in Cyril Razlogov jury «Pacific Meridian» on Asian Cinema (NetPac). In addition, he became the chief advisor of the first film festival in Vladivostok. In 2012 he delivered a lecture in Vladivostok «Diversification of modern filmmaking», and in 2003 — with the seminar.
Albert Serra
Catalan film director, producer and artist. The well-known film critic and curator of film Olivier Pera is one of the most talented and original directors of the last decade. Laureate Awards Cannes Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival in Turin and other large displays. In 2012 he was invited to participate in the most prestigious contemporary art exhibition «Document XII» (Kassel, Germany).
In 2013, Serra film «The Story of My Death» became the picture-afterword, it was shown after the closing ceremony.
Nadav Lapid
Israeli film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and writer. Among his works feature films «Cop» (2011) and «Walking in Jerusalem» (2013), which earned awards at the Locarno International Film Festival, London, San Francisco and others. Multiple party programs Cannes Film Festival.
Vimukthi Jayasundara
Sri Lankan director and artist. In 2005, his debut film «Leaving Earth» was awarded the prestigious «Golden Camera» at the Cannes Film Festival. Films directed by repeatedly presented as part of the competitive programs of the leading film festivals in the world.
In 2010, his film «Between the worlds» entered in the competition program of the festival «Pacific Meridian». In 2011, for the victory in the main competition fought his other paintings — «Mushrooms».