Most of the members of the jury of the main category, which will assign the Golden Lion of the 80th edition of the Mostra, have passed through the Italian contest in recent years.
The Argentine filmmaker Santiago Miter will form part of the jury that will assign the Golden Lion of the next edition of the venice festivalwhile his compatriot laura citaella will form the group dedicated to the “first works” category, reported the organization
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Most of the members of the jury of the main category, which will assign the Golden Lion of the 80th edition of the Mostra, have passed through the Italian contest in recent years.


will preside over it Damien Chazellewhich in 2016 premiered “La La Land”and will be accompanied by the New Zealander, jane campionwhich in 2021 won the Silver Lion for “The Power of the Dog”and Mitre, who last year competed with “Argentine, 1985”. The Irishman will also be part of the jury, Martin McDonaldauthor of “The Spirits of the Island”and the winner of the last edition, Laura PoitrasGolden Lion for “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”.
The French will complete the official jury Mia Hansen – Lovethe Italian Gabriele Mainetti and the Chinese actress Shuqi.
On the other hand, the jury of the Horizons Section, the second most important and dedicated to the new avant-garde, will be chaired by the American filmmaker and producer Jonas Carpignanoand made up of the Tunisian Kaouther Ben Haniathe American kahlil josephthe French Jean-Paul Salome and British festival director Tricia Tuttle.
In third place, the category of new talents, which awards the “Luigi De Laurentis” First Opera Award, will be chaired by the French filmmaker Alice Diop, who in 2022 won the Grand Jury Prize for her success “Saint Omer”. The jury will be completed by the Moroccan actor Faouzi Bensaidi, the Italian Andrea De Sica, the American screenwriter Chloe Domont and the Argentine Laura Citarella who in 2022 brought her film “Trenque Lauquen” to Venice.
When is the new edition of the Venice Film Festival?
The 80th edition of the Venice Festival will begin on August 30 and will assign the Golden Lion, its highest recognition, in addition to the rest of the awards, on the night of September 9.
The films that will compete and premiere at this Mostra will be announced shortly at a press conference.
Source: Ambito

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