Juror Quentin Tarantino

09-01-2008 11:41

Quentin Tarantino and Mary Harron are set to be on the dramatic competition jury for the forthcoming Sundance Film Festival.

'Kill Bill' director Tarantino and Harron, the woman behind 'American Psycho', will be joined by actors Marcia Gay Harden, Diego Luna and Sandra Oh on the judging panel.

Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs' and Harron's ' I Shot Andy Warhol' both premiered at the festival, which takes place this year from January 17 to 27.

The documentary competition jury boasts directors Eugene Jarecki, who won the Sundance grand jury prize for his 2005 documentary 'Why We Fight', Heidi Ewing, Steven Okazaki, Annie Sundberg and IFP exec director Michelle Byrd.

The world documentary competition jury consists of Amir Bar-Lev, whose 'My Kid Could Paint That' premiered at last year's Sundance, Leena Pasanen, director of the European Documentary Network, and Ilda Santiago, executive director and head of programming for the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival.

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