Mike Leigh Named Berlin Festival Jury Leader

BERLIN - Acclaimed British film director Mike Leigh would be the Jury Leader for that 62nd Berlin Worldwide Film Festival, which runs February. 9-19, 2012. Leigh, that has collected a Palme d'Or in Cannes, a Golden Lion in Venice and seven Oscar nominations in the 40-year film making career, will oversee the worldwide jury that hands out Berlin's Golden and Silver Bears in 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 in Berlin's Forum sidebar back in 1984 but he didn't return until 2008, when Happy-Go-Lucky bowed competing, winning the very best Actress prize for star Sally Hawkinsand starting her worldwide career. Leigh is one among Europe's finest living company directors. His last feature, Another Year, opened in Cannes this year and gained Leigh an Oscar nomination for the best Original Script. The 57-year-old director is constantly on the focus on stage. His newest play, Grief, is presently being carried out across Britain. Related Subjects Worldwide Berlin Mike Leigh