Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle will be the jury president of this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, according to the general manager of the festival at the mainland premiere of "Slumdog Millionaire" here Wednesday.

　　Boyle said that he had never been a jury in any film festival before and he would make no criteria for this year's winning films.

　　"It's fantastic to be in a film festival. It's very rare in normal life going to a cinema that you know nothing about the film... You should always approach those films with a completely open mind. And that's what I'll be doing," said Boyle at the premiere.

　　He said that his first film "Shallow Grave" was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and he felt very lifted by the positive responses of the audiences who knew nothing about the film before watching it.

　　Boyle's latest hit "Slumdog Millionaire," which took eight awards in this year's Academy Award Ceremony, will be shown across the Chinese mainland beginning Thursday.

　　奥斯卡最佳影片《贫民窟的百万富翁》导演、奥斯卡最佳导演丹尼·博伊尔已确定将担任第12届上海国际电影节的评委会主席。

　　博伊尔说他之前从未担任过任何电影节的评委或评委会主席，并表示他不会为今年的获奖影片设置任何标准。

　　“能够参与电影节是很奇妙的体验。在现实生活中我们很少去电影院看一部一点也不了解的电影。我们应该以非常宽阔的心态去享受每一部片子，这正是我在这次电影节中要做的。”博伊尔告诉记者。

　　本届上海国际电影节将于6月13日到21日举行。据电影节总经理唐丽君透露，目前全球已有超过600部电影长片和200部短片报名参选本届电影节。

　　据了解，本届电影节期间将安排专题影展放映博伊尔的八部影片，回顾导演的拍摄历程。

　　《贫民窟的百万富翁》将于26日在内地公映。

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