Actress Ziyi Zhang attends 'The Magnificent Seven' premiere during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 8, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo : Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
Acclaimed actress Zhang Ziyi will be part of the jury panel for Platform at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF 2016. For the program's second year, the other people in the three-person international jury are legendary directors Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and Brian de Palma.
TIFF sees each one of the jury members could bring their expertise to Platform, which vision is to champion aesthetic magnificence that have changed and inspired the filmmaking industry. The jury will award a prize of CAD $25,000 to the best selection which will be announced on Sept. 18 at the Festival Awards Ceremony, TIFF reported.
The glamorous, badass, formidable and graceful Zhang is the first Chinese juror for the TIFF as Platform is a program which champions directors from around the world, according to China.org.cn. The Beijing, China-born actress has brought multi-dimensional and strong female characters to the screen, making a name not only locally but internationally as well.
Zhang became prominent in 2000 with academy-award winning "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Ang Lee; and was equally amazing in 2002's "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" two years after. In the North American film industry, Zhang starred in "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "2046" in 2005, as well as in "The Grandmaster" in 2013. She will be "In Conversation With..." in the festival on Sept. 15 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Meanwhile, Chadian director Haroun has "Bye Bye Africa" (1999), "Abouna" (2002), "Daratt" (2006) and "A Screaming Man" (2010) in his credit. He also became a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 and 2014. Palma is credited for "Carrie" (1976), "Sisters" (1973), "The Fury" (1978), "Femme Fatale" (2002), "Redacted" (2007) and "Passion" (2012).
TIFF 2016 features movies famous filmmakers like Park Chan Wook, Tom Ford, Xavier Dolan, Mia Hansen-Love, Jeff Nichols and Jim Jarmusch. To premiere in the event are films of Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Ewan McGregor, Marion Cotillard, Luptia Nyong'o, Ryan Gosling, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chris Pratt and more.
The 41st TIFF runs on Sept. 8 to 18, and for 11 days, Hollywood takes over Toronto streets as celebrities and stargazers come for the 2016 Toronto International Festival. Familiar faces grace the event along with fans who wish to see their favorite stars.
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