Director-producer John Woo will head up the jury at the fourth annual Beijing International Film Festival, which kicks off April 16, organizers said.
Woo, 67, is the Hong Kong helmer of films including "Mission: Impossible II," "A Better Tomorrow," "Red Cliff" and "Face/Off."
The weeklong festival will hold screenings at some 30 theaters throughout China's capital. The international jury will hand out the Tiantan Awards in 10 categories, including best feature, director, actor, actress, cinematography and screenplay.
Woo has several major projects of his own in the works. "The Crossing" is a $40-million feature set during the 1949 Communist revolution and starring, among others, Zhang Ziyi. The plot centers on three couples from the mainland who board an ill-fated ship for Taiwan; the movie is already being called the Chinese "Titanic."
At last year's Beijing Film Festival, Woo announced his plans for directing "Flying Tigers," based on the true story of an American who trained Chinese pilots to fly fighter planes against Japanese invaders. The producers said Woo would make a two-part feature film as well as a six-hour TV miniseries for Chinese audiences.
Woo's "Red Cliff" in 2008 was released as two-part movie in China but a single film in the United States.