HONG KONG - Organizers of the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival are looking for a new jury chairman following the death of Anthony Minghella.
"This (Minghella's death) happened so suddenly. We're in the process of looking for a replacement," festival spokeswoman Crystal Yu told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday.
The British filmmaker, who won an Oscar for "The English Patient," died Tuesday in London of a hemorrhage following surgery. He was 54. He also directed "Cold Mountain" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
Yu said the festival, scheduled for June 14-22, plans to stage a retrospective of Minghella's works.
The Shanghai event announced its selection of Minghella as jury chairman in February.
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