Aamir Khan on jury at Berlin International Film Festival
The seven-member jury, led by Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini, will pick the winners of the festival's main prizes, the Golden and Silver Bear awards.
The festival, also called the Berlinale, will open with the Hollywood production True Grit, by Oscar-winning filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.
Founded in 1951, it is one of the world's most prestigious film festivals. About 400 films are screened at the festival; about 20 compete for the Golden and Silver Bear awards.
The other jury members include Australian film producer Jan Chapman, German actress Nina Hoss, Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin, Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell, and Iranian director Jafar Panahi.
Panahi will not be present at the festival as he was sentenced to six-years imprisonment in December and banned from making films or leaving Iran for 20 years. He was found guilty by an Iranian court of "propaganda against the system." His place on the jury will be left empty to show the festival’s support of him.
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January 22, 2011
