(CUL) TURKISH FILM DIRECTOR TO BE A MEMBER OF CANNES FESTIVAL JURY.PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. , Apr 23, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- A Turkish film director will be a member of the jury of a French film festival, organizers said on Thursday. The organization committee of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Film festival held annually in Cannes, France. First held in 1946 for the recognition of artistic achievement, the festival came to provide a rendezvous for those interested in the art and influence of the movies. hold a press conference on Thursday to make public the films to compete in the festival, and the members of the jury. The committee named director Nuri Bilge bilge n. 1. Nautical a. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. b. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull. 2. Bilge water. 3. Ceylan as one of the jury members of the 62nd festival to take place between May 13 and 24. Ceylan won the best director award in the Cannes Film Festival last year with his film "Uc Maymun" (Three Monkeys). A photographer and film director, Ceylan studied electrical and electronic engineering at Istanbul's Bogazici University. After graduating from this department, he went on with his studies on cinema for two years at Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University. Ceylan's first short film Koza (Cocoon) was screened in the Cannes Film Festival in 1995. He received many awards with his debut feature Kasaba (Small Town). His third feature Uzak (Distant) received many awards including the Grand Jury Prize and the Best Actor Prize at Cannes, and was praised internationally. His 2006 film Iklimler (Climates) won the FIPRESCI FIPRESCI Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (International Federation of Film Critics) Movie Critics' Award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and received international praise by critics and experts. He was also a member of the jury at the 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2005, and the president of the jury at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2008. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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