Chinese director Ning Hao will head the competition jury at the upcoming digital International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), with the festival also set to honor Japanese auteur Hirozaku Koreeda with their “Spirit of Cinema” award. The fifth edition of the event, which will take place on December 3-8, announced its full program with all films available online via a dedicated video streaming platform. The festival’s filmmaker talk series, “In Conversation,” will also take place virtually as will the awards ceremony on closing night, where Koreeda will receive his special award. Ning (“Breakup Buddies,” “Crazy Alien”) leads an international competition jury that includes Laotian director Mattie Do (“Dearest Sister,” “The Long Walk”), German actress Nina Hoss (“Yella,” “Homeland”), Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo (“Be With Me,” “My Magic”) and Hong Kong producer Albert Lee. The international competition, which includes a US$60,000 prize, includes Viggo Mortenson’s directorial debut “Falling,” “Love Poem” which won the top prize at the FIRST International Film Festival this year, Jeonju prize-winner “Black Light,” Rotterdam Tiger winner “The Cloud in Her Room” and Cannes 2020 label titles “Limbo,” “Spring Blossom” and “Sweat.” The festival’s World Panorama section includes Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round,” Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow,” Jasmila Zbanic’s “Quo Vadis,” “Aida?,” Majid Majidi’s “Sun Children” and Yujiro Harumoto’s “A Balance.” (SD-Agencies) | 