Mike Leigh Named Berlin Festival Jury Leader

BERLIN - Acclaimed British film director Mike Leigh will be the Jury Leader for your 62nd Berlin Worldwide Film Festival, which runs Feb. 9-19, 2012. Leigh, which has collected a Palme d'Or in Cannes, a Golden Lion in Venice and seven Oscar nominations within the 40-year film making career, will oversee the world jury that hands out Berlin's Golden and Silver Bears within the 62nd Berlin fest.our editor recommendsQ & A: Mike LeighGrief: Theater ReviewRelated Subjects•Berlin Worldwide Film... PHOTOS: 61st Berlin Film Festival Buzz Films Leigh's debut feature, Meantime opened up in Berlin's Forum sidebar in 1984 but he didn't return until 2008, when Happy-Go-Lucky bowed competing, winning the most effective Actress prize for star Sally Hawkinsand beginning her worldwide career. Leigh is a among Europe's finest living company company directors. His last feature, Another Year, opened up in Cannes this season and acquired Leigh an Oscar nomination for top Original Script. The 57-year-old director is constantly concentrate on stage. His latest play, Grief, is presently being completed across Britain. Related Subjects Worldwide Berlin Mike Leigh