'English August' director Dev Benegal has been selected as the jury member for the 48 Hour Film Challenge which is part of the Sci-Fi-London Film Festival 2013.
Dev Benegal, who last directed 'Road Movie', will join British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, Mexican helmer Guillermo Del Toro of 'Pans Labyrinth' among others.
The competition runs between April 30 to May 6 this year.
"It's an honor to be a part of such a distinguished jury. 'Pan's Labyrinth' is one of my favourite films and my son and I are great fans of Benedict Cumberbatch," Benegal said in a statement.
His previous stint as jury include several International and National Film festivals. He was also the President of the Chaplin Comedy Festival in Vevey and is curator of his own filmmaking challenge program-- '24x7 Making Movies'.
