Andrey Zvyagintsev will head the jury of the Shanghai Film Festival
USA director Andrei Zvyagintsev will head the jury of the International Shanghai Film Festival, which will be held from 13 to 21 June. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter, citing the organizers. The last work of Zvyagintsev at the time of this writing, the movie "Leviathan", will be shown as part of the out-of-competition program. Let us remind you that "Leviathan" was awarded many prestigious awards, including the Cannes Film Festival award for script, the Golden Globe Award of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The movie also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. In USA, "Leviathan" caused a mixed reaction. Some officials and critics accused the director of creating a deliberately negative image of the country. Zvyagintsev himself admitted that he had problems finding funding for his next project. It is not yet known which project we are talking about. Producer Alexander Rodnyansky promised to introduce him to potential buyers during the European movie market, which will be held as part of the 68th Cannes Film Festival. According to him, it will be a psychological drama about the complexities of the relationship between a man and a woman. The Topic of Article: Andrey Zvyagintsev will head the jury of the Shanghai Film Festival. |
