Irish novelist John Banville will be part of the jury at the landmark 60th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).
Banville's eighteenth novel, 'The Sea', won the Man Booker Prize in 2005.
Award winning actor John Hurt ('V for Vendetta', 'Shooting Dogs') was named chair of the international jury, which also includes Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig ('Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself)', 'Italian For Beginners'), acclaimed Scottish director Michael Caton-Jones ('Shooting Dogs', 'Basic Instinct 2') and American rock legend Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.
The jury will pick the winner of the Michael Powell Award, which is given to the best new British feature film in the Festival.
Last year's winner, 'Tsotsi', went on to win the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The EIFF's opening night film is the world premiere of Douglas Mackinnon's 'The Flying Scotsman' and the full programme is now available online at www.edfilmfest.org.uk.
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