08/07/2011

The selection has been made for the members of the International Jury for the Competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, with American director and screenwriter Darren Aronofsky as president.

The personalities selected to compose the Jury are Italian film and theatre director Mario Martone, in Competition in Venice in 2010 with the highly acclaimed Noi Credevamo [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mario Martone
interview: Mario Martone
film profile], winner of seven David di Donatello and the Nastro d’argento that year; Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, (The Solitude of Prime Numbers [+see also:
trailer
interview: Luca Marinelli
film profile], I am Love [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Luca Guadagnino - director
film profile]); French director and screenwriter André Téchiné, awarded Best Director in Cannes in 1985 for Rendez-vous; American director Todd Haynes, whose I’m Not There won the Special Jury Prize, and the Coppa Volpi for best actress to Cate Blanchett; composer, visual artist and director David Byrne, known as the force behind Talking Heads who composed the song “This Must Be the Place” for Paolo Sorrentino’s eponymous film, starring Sean Penn; and Finnish visual artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila.

On the closing night of the Venice International Film Festival (September 10, 2011), the Venezia 68 International Jury will award the official prizes to the feature-length films in competition: the Golden Lion for Best Film, the Silver Lion for Best Director, the Special Jury Prize, the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor, the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress, the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress, the Osella for Best Technical Contribution, and the Osella for Best Screenplay.

(Translated from Italian)