Editor

The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) announced today the members of the three juries that will preside over competition categories at the 6th edition of the Festival, which takes place September 23 - October 3, 2010. The juries were revealed today by ZFF Directors Karl Spoerri and Nadja Schildknecht.

Academy Award® nominee Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon" "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" "Superman Returns") has accepted the role of Jury President for the ZFF's international section.

The jury members are:

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Frank Langella (President) -- Actor (USA)

Sharon Swart -- Writer (Netherlands)

Barry Gifford - Writer (USA)

Julia Solomonoff - Writer & Director (Argentina)

Carlos Cuaron - Writer & Director (Mexico)

Anatole Taubman - Actor (Switzerland)

DOCUMENTARY JURY

Mark Lewis - Director, Writer, Producer (Australia)

Jennifer Fox - Director, Producer, Cinematographer (USA)

Nenad Puhovski - Director and Producer (Croatia)

Chris Paine - Director and Producer (USA)

Heidi Specogna - Director (Switzerland)

GERMAN LANGUAGE JURY

Jessica Hausner - Director and Writer (Austria)

Johanna Wokalek - Actor (Germany)

Frieder Wittich - Director and Writer (Germany)

Christof Neracher - Producer (Switzerland)

Christoph Schaub - Director (Switzerland)

Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Michael Douglas will receive ZFF's coveted Golden Icon Award while his latest star vehicle - the critically acclaimed "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" from director Oliver Stone, has been chosen as the Festival's official closing night film.

Accepting the award on behalf of Douglas in Zurich will be his close friend, Danny DeVito. The Golden Icon ceremony will precede the closing night gala screening on Sunday, October 3rd. Zurich Film Festival veterans Oliver Stone and producer Edward Pressman will be in attendance on this special evening.

Entering just its sixth year, the Zurich Film Festival has established itself as a marquee European Festival, discovering and promoting independent voices and talent from around the world and showcasing a diverse array of international films. ZFF continues to serve as the setting for many World and European premieres.

About the Zurich Film Festival

The Zurich Film Festival began in October 2005 and became firmly established upon the national and international festival landscape within a very short period of time. This year's sixth edition will again see Zurich transformed into an eleven-day film festival capital celebrating the art of film in all its facets.

The aim of the Zurich Film Festival is to offer audiences an insight into the work of young, upcoming filmmakers from around the globe and to promote the exchange of ideas between established film workers, young talent and the public.

The international competition will witness some 30 young filmmakers competing for the coveted Golden Eye - the festival's main award. In addition to the competition, the festival will also present the latest films by renowned filmmakers as exclusive gala premieres. Furthermore, the New World View series will focus upon the current cinematic oeuvre of Australia.

Numerous fringe events and parties give individuals from the field of film and movie-smitten visitors the opportunity to discuss happenings and bring the cinema day to an agreeable end in a pleasing and relaxed atmosphere.

ZFF is organized by Spoundation Motion Picture GmbH, based in Zurich, in cooperation with local institutions and sponsors. The Zurich Film Festival cooperates with numerous distributors and producers from Switzerland and abroad. The idea to found a festival in Zurich came from Karl Spoerri. Today, the festival directors are Karl Spoerri (artistic director) and Nadja Schildknecht (public relations, marketing and sponsoring).

For more information please visit http://www.zurichfilmfestival.org/