French actress Isabelle Huppert will be the president of the jury that will award the prestigious Golden Lion for the best film at the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival, which will take place between August 28 and September 7, the organizers announce .
“I have a long and wonderful history with the Venice Film Festival and to become a privileged spectator is an honour,” said the 71-year-old actress, who has already won two best actress awards at the Lido. , according to the press release of the festival.
“Her willingness to constantly challenge herself, a sign of her extraordinary intelligence, and her ability to see cinema beyond geographical and mental boundaries, make her an ideal jury president,” commented the artistic director of the festival, Alberto Barbera.
The jury led by Huppert will have the delicate task of awarding the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, the Silver Lion for Best Director, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards and the Best scenario.
Isabelle Huppert won the best actress award at Cannes in 1978 for her role in the film “Violette Nozière”. He also won two awards at Venice for his roles in “Une affaire de femmes” (1988) and “La cérémonie” (1995), both films directed by Claude Chabrol.
