Cannes-winning helmer to chair Asian Film Academy March 19, 2013 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lee Chang-dong, the Cannes-winning auteur of Poetry (Best Screenplay) and Secret Sunshine (Best Actress, Jeon Do-yeon), will serve as dean of the 2013 Asian Film Academy (AFA). Held in conjunction with the annual Busan International Film Festival, AFA is an international education program that offers aspiring filmmakers the chance to develop different aspects of their craft. This year’s edition will be held 18 days from Sept. 26 to Oct. 13, and AFA is now accepting submissions for fellowships through April 30. Acceptance decisions will be announced July 10. Lee will teach students about short film production and supervise master classes and lectures. Participants will also learn about the practice and philosophy of filmmaking during the intensive program. In addition to Lee, emerging Thai filmmaker Aditya Assarat, winner of the New Currents Award at the 2007 Busan Festival for Wonderful Town, will serve as a mentor. “With Lee Chang-dong’s master vision combined with Aditya Assarat’s enthusiastic energy, the AFA 2013 faculty promises the best education possible for its new prospective fellows,” said the academy. In the past, top Asian directors have supervised the academy: Korea’s Im Kwon-taek, Japan’s Kiyoshi Kurosawa, China’s Jia Zhangke, Taiwan’s Hou Hsiao Hsien, and Iran’s Moshen Makhmalbaf and Abbas Kiarostami.   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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |
