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The Biennale’s board of directors followed the recommendation of Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera, the statement said.
The organizers of the Venice Film Festival have announced that American director Alexander Payne will be the jury president for this year’s competition, AFP reported.
The 64-year-old Payne is a two-time Oscar winner and two-time Golden Globe winner for his screenplays and is best known for films such as Sideways, The Descendants, and About Schmidt.
“It is a tremendous honor and joy to be a member of the jury in Venice,” Payne said in a statement released by the festival organizers, La Biennale di Venezia.
“I couldn’t be more excited,” he added.
The Biennale’s board of directors followed the recommendation of Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera, the statement said.
“Alexander Payne belongs to a small circle of cinephile directors whose passion for cinema is fueled by their knowledge of films from the past and their curiosity about contemporary cinema, without boundaries or barriers of any kind,” Barbera said, adding that the American is “the ideal” candidate for the role.
The jury of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival will decide who will win the Golden Lion for Best Film and other awards.
Pain, who has never won an award in Venice, made his feature film debut with “Citizen Ruth” in 1996.
“Sideways” earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay.
In the same category, he won an Oscar for “The Descendants” and a Golden Globe for “About Schmidt.”
The 82nd Venice Film Festival is being held in the Italian city from August 27 to September 6. | BGNES
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