SHANGHAI, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival committee announced on Monday that Vietnamese French director and scriptwriter Tran Anh Hung will serve as the jury president of the festival's Golden Goblet Awards this year.
Tran Anh Hung, who won the Best Director Award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in 2023 for the film "The Taste of Things," is renowned for blending the expressions of Eastern and Western cultures in his works, with sensitivity, delicacy, and a romantic style, according to the committee.
After receiving an invitation, Tran Anh Hung expressed his hopes to discuss the development of film as an art form with other judges and movie buffs in China at the festival.
Tran Anh Hung has a strong connection with the Shanghai International Film Festival. In June 2011, Tran Anh Hung served as a judge for the main competition unit of the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival and held a press conference for his film "Norwegian Wood" during the festival.
The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held from June 14 to 23. ■
