Date: 19 Dec 02

The Hollywood entertainment industry is expected to participate on the first five days of the Bangkok International Film Festival which is to be held from January 10-21 with many famous stars from different American motion pictures. 

The celebrities anticipated to attend the festival as special guests include Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Rick Yune (The Fast and the Furious, Die Another Day), Kelly Hu (X-Men 2, Cradle 2 the Grave, The Scorpion King), Bai Ling (Paris, My Baby's Mama), Bruce Berestford (director of Evelyn and the Academy Award film Diving Miss Daisy), Emmanuelle Seigner (Body Snatch), David Giler (producer of the Aliens film), and Rafaella de Laurentis (producer Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Dragon Heart, Daylight, and Backdraft). A special honor to French director Agnes Varda (Cleo de 5 a 7, Les Cents et Une Nuits Sans Toi Ni Loi, Le Bonheur) will also be held during the festival.

The epic Gangs of New York, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis and Femme Fatale of Brian de Palma are also scheduled as major highlights of the event.

This event aims at showcasing the film market in Asia while featuring cultural events, conferences, industry workshop and lectures.

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