The juries have been selected for the main competition, Horizons/Orrizonti category, and the Luigi de Laurentiis Award for best first work for this year’s Venice International Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Announced for the Italian film festival’s 82nd year, the main competition jury designated to make the selections for awards such as the Golden Lion, the Silver Lion Grand Jury prize, Silver Lions for Best Director, the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor and Best Actress, Best Screenplay, a special jury prize and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress will be led by director Alexander Payne and consist of French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Romanian director, writer, and producer Cristian Mungiu, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and screenwriter Fernanda Torres, and Chinese actress Zhao Tao.
Meanwhile, the jury for the Horizons or Orizzonti category, showcasing the latest trends in international filmmaking, will be led by French director Julia Ducournau and consist of Italian director and video artist Yuri Ancarani, Argentine film critic Fernando Enrique Juan Lima, Australian director Shannon Murphy, and American artist and filmmaker RaMell Ross.
Additionally, the jury for the Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best First Work will be led by Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells and consist of French-Tunisian director and producer Erige Sehiri and Italian director Silvio Soldini.
The 82nd Venice International Film Festival will run from August 27th through September 6th, with its lineup being announced on July 22nd.
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