Legendary American actor Armand Assante will host the opening ceremony of the upcoming film festival
This year the XIV Tashkent International Film Festival "Pearl of the Silk Road" will be attended by outstanding filmmakers from all over the world. Among the participants there is a legendary American actor Armand Assante who will not only be a guest of honor of the festival but also will host the opening ceremony. The movie star will also take part in creative meetings and press-conferences to be held during the Tashkent International Film Festival.
A series of roles of famous gangsters has made Armand Assante a Hollywood favorite actor, along with his legendary colleagues. The American actor is known for his roles in films by Ridley Scott, D. Caruso, Danny DeVito, Andrei Konchalovsky's two-part film "Odyssey", and for his work on the same set with such Hollywood masters as Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin and Sylvester Stallone.
One of the iconic roles in the filmography Assante was involved in the film "The Man who revealed the secrets of the universe" by the Uzbek director Bakhodir Yuldashev. The film is dedicated to the life of the great medieval thinker and scholar Mirzo Ulugbek.
Let's remind, that solemn opening ceremony will pass on September, 14th in the House of Cinematographers.