And his use of actors from around the world in his company - including the Japanese actor Yoshi Oida and the Indian dancer Shantala Shivalingappa - pays off.
Other 2013 jury members include Indian actress Vidya Balan, Japanese director Naomi Kawase, French actor and director Daniel Auteuil and Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.
The looser definition of Anglo-Indian (any mixed British-Indian parentage) encompasses the likes of cricketer Nasser Hussain, footballer Michael Chopra and actor Ben Kingsley.