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Bong Joon-ho arrives in Berlin for film festival

February 5, 2015
The members of the Jury of the 65th International Film Festival Berlinale, back row frrom left, President Darren Aronofsky, Matthew Weiner, Daniel Bruehl, Bong Joon-ho, front row from left, Martha De Laurentiis, Claudia Llosa and Audrey Tautou, pose for a photo prior to the Jury's Dinner on the eve of the opening of the festival in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The members of the Jury of the 65th International Film Festival Berlinale, back row from left, President Darren Aronofsky, Matthew Weiner, Daniel Bruehl, Bong Joon-ho, front row from left, Martha De Laurentiis, Claudia Llosa and Audrey Tautou, pose for a photo prior to the Jury’s Dinner on the eve of the opening of the festival in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho arrived in Germany to take his place on the Jury of the 65th International Film Festival Berlinale.

Joining him will be fellow producers and filmmakers Darren Aronofsky, Matthew Weinter, Daniel Brueh, Martha De Laurentiis, Claudia Llosa and Audrey Taytou.

The festival has sold 300,000 tickets and accepts about 500,000 admissions making it the world’s largest film festival based on attendance.

Approximately 400 films are screened every year.