Marco Mueller, the former artistic chief at the Rome, Venice and Locarno film festivals, has been appointed as the chief advisor to the Beijing International Film Festival.

    Mueller will offer guidance for the festival’s internationalization, professionalization and high-end orientation by making full use of his broad festival hosting experience.

    He is a fluent Mandarin speaker and co-hosted a series of seminars at the first edition in 2011.

    The festival is hoping to attract large quantities of first-rate blockbusters from China and abroad. The next edition of the Beijing International Film Festival will be held on April 16.(SD-Agencies)