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Tilda Swinton to lead Berlin film festival jury

Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:13 PM EST
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Associated Press

The Nov. 6, 2008 file photo shows British actress Tilda Swinton, recipient of the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year, arriving at the 17th Annual BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles. Swinton will become head of the international jury of Berlinale 2009 film festival, Berlinale head Dieter Kosslick said Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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— British actress Tilda Swinton will head the jury at the Berlin film festival in February.

The 48-year-old Swinton this year won a best supporting actress Oscar for her part in "Michael Clayton." She also starred in the Coen brothers' latest movie, "Burn After Reading."

Swinton made her debut in 1986 in Derek Jarman's "Caravaggio." Berlin festival director Dieter Kosslick said Wednesday that "her commanding screen presence has made an indelible impression in contemporary, innovative film making."

Festival organizers did not immediately say who else will be on the jury at next year's festival, which runs from Feb. 5 to Feb. 15.

The Berlin event is the first of the year's major European film festivals.

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