MUMBAI: Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan ( of Interview with a Vampire and The Crying Game fame) will head this year‘s jury of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).

Jordan, who debuted in TIFF‘s competition in 1985 with The Company of Wolves returns to the festival for the first time after twenty five years.

Also an award-winning novelist, Jordan‘s filmography includes fantasy to unconventional sexuality to Irish politics and history. He won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for The Crying Game which received five other Oscar nominations and picked up many other awards. Jordan has also won awards for Michael Collins, Mona Lisa and The End of the Affair.

The 23rd TIFF will be held from 23 to 31 October this year.