Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter, The Bride!, Crazy Heart) will be the president of the international jury of the competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, running Sept. 2-12. Organizers unveiled the U.S. director, actress, screenwriter and producer as the head of the jury, which will decide the Golden Lion for best film and others awards this year.
The decision was made by the board of directors of La Biennale di Venezia based on the recommendation of the director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera.
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Gyllenhaal said: “I am thrilled to accept the invitation to lead this year’s Venice Film Festival jury. Venice has always supported truthful, singular voices and I am honored to play a part in continuing that brave and necessary tradition. I will not be standing in judgement, but in curiosity, admiration and excitement.”
Said Barbera: “Maggie Gyllenhaal embodies an artistic path of uncommon consistency, constructed over
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