The Venice Film Festival has set the international jury for its 83rd edition.
Joining jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal to pick this year’s Golden Lion winner are Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To, French director Xavier Giannoli, Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat, British composer Daniel Blumberg and film scholar Francesco Casetti.
Gyllenhaal was announced as jury president in April. The actress-turned-director made her feature debut in Venice with The Lost Daughter in 2021, winning the festival’s best screenplay award.
Ben Hania returns to Venice after winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury prize last year for The Voice of Hind Rajab, which was also nominated for an Oscar.
Blumberg, won the Oscar and BAFTA for his score for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, which premiered on the Lido in 2024, winning best director en route to 10 Oscar nominations and three wins. Blumberg has also composed music for Pompei: Below The Clouds and The Testament of Ann Lee.
