Suhasini Maniratnam will join Oscar winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi to preside the New Currents section jury in Busan International Film Festival. The New Currents section in BIFF showcases best feature films from promsing new filmmakers from Asia. The other members of the Jury are Dina Iordanova, professor at theUniversity of St. Andrews in Scotland; Jacques Rancière, French philosopher; and Bong Joon-ho, Korean director.
Suhasini is well-known for her voracious participation in film festivals across the world and she also spearheads the Chennai International Film Festival happening in December every year. The 19th Busan International Film Festival will be held between October 2 and October 11, 2014.