1905Film News As the time of the festival approached, the preparations for the 70th Berlin Film Festival were also advancing in an orderly manner. Recently, the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Film Festival announced that Jeremy Irons will serve as the chairman of the jury of the main competition unit.
As one of Britain's most outstanding actors, Jeremy Irons deserves to be the chairman of the jury of this year's Berlin Film Festival. Born on 19 September 1948 in England, Irons spent four years at a boarding school in Dorset, during which time he starred in several school plays and was a member of the school band. He had earlier aspired to become a veterinarian, but later read a lot of drama books and thought that the stage was more suitable for him. After that, he entered the Old Wick School of Drama in Bristol, England, and accumulated a wealth of acting experience.
In 1971 he moved into London, performing first on the streets and then on stage and on screen. In 1981, he made his debut in the film and drama "After the Storm in the Old Garden", and in the same year, he starred in "The Woman of the French Lieutenant" and entered Hollywood, and was nominated for several awards for the film. In 1991, he won the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Actor for "Reversal of Fate". In 1993, he starred in the movie "Butterfly King". In 1995, his participation in the movie "Stealing Incense" was released.
Subsequently, Irons came to the United States to develop, and crossed the two major categories of commercial films and literary films, which can be regarded as achievements. In 2005, he starred in the film "Elizabeth I", for which he won the 58th Emmy Awards and the 64th Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in television. In 2016 and 2017, he participated in DC's super British films "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Justice League" for two consecutive years.
According to Berlin's plan, this year's Berlin Film Festival will be held from February 20 to March 1 this year.