NEW DELHI: Director Anurag Kashyap, known for some bold films over the last decade, will be a member of the New Currents Asian film competition jury at the Busan International Film Festival.

Multi-talented Taiwanese actress, director and screenwriter Sylvia Chang (Murmur of the Hearts) will head the jury at the Festival being held from 1 to 10 October.

Other members are Late Autumn director Kim Tae-yong, Golden Globe-winning German actress Nastassja Kinski, and 2015 Pulitzer-nominated Village Voice film critic Stephanie Zacharek.

The jury will award $30,000 prizes to two winners of the New Currents competition at the festival’s closing ceremony on 10 October.

New Currents is open to Asian films by first-or second-time directors. Former winners include China’s Jia Zhangke (Pick Pocket, 1998), Korea’s Park Chan-wook (Jealousy is My Middle Name, 2002), and Thailand’s Aditya Assarat (Wonderful Town, 2007).