At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the official juries bring together directors, screenwriters, actors, and critics from around the world. Established masters and emerging voices in international cinema are tasked with evaluating and awarding films in the Competition, Orizzonti, and Opera Prima sections, offering a comprehensive view of the most significant trends, aesthetics, and perspectives in contemporary filmmaking.
Alexander Payne, President
director, screenwriter and producer (USA)
His comedies, often starring his trusted collaborator Paul Giamatti, are elegant constructions, marked by sharp humor and outstanding performances balancing tragedy and comedy. His dream project? A western.
Stéphane Brizé
director and screenwriter (France)
His long-standing partnership with Vincent Lindon has earned the actor multiple awards for roles in his films. Particularly interested in the effects of financialization on individuals, he is now working on a new film once again starring Lindon, alongside Alba Rohrwacher.
Maura Delpero
director and screenwriter (Italy)
Her Vermiglio was last season’s cinematic sensation: it competed at the Venice Film Festival and made it onto the Oscars shortlist for Best International Feature Film. She was the first woman to win the David di Donatello Award for Best Director.
Cristian Mungiu
writer, director and producer (Romania)
His 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, set at the twilight of Ceaușescu’s regime, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2007. A regular guest on the Croisette, he also founded the Les Films de Cannes Festival in Bucharest.
Mohammad Rasoulof
director, writer and producer (Iran)
Constantly under pressure from his country’s regime, he is one of the most significant and courageous voices in contemporary Iranian cinema. With There Is No Evil, a film tackling the death penalty in Iran, he won the Golden Bear in Berlin in 2020.
Zhao Tao
actress (China)
She starred in Andrea Segre’s Io sono Li (Shun Li and the Poet), presented at Venice Days in 2012, for which she won the David di Donatello Award. She has collaborated extensively with Jia Zhangke, including on Still Life, which won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2006, awarded by a jury chaired by Catherine Deneuve.
Fernanda Torres
actress, writer and screenwrit (Brazil)
She won the Best Actress Award at Cannes in 1986 for her role in Arnaldo Jabor’s Eu sei que vou te amar. A columnist for several publications, last year she starred in Walter Salles’s I’m Still Here, which won the Venice award for Best Screenplay, earned her a Golden Globe, and brought her an Oscar nomination.
Julia Ducournau, Presidente
director and screenwriter (France)
Her Titane (2021) won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and shocked audiences worldwide thanks to unforgettable performances by Vincent Lindon and Agathe Rousselle. She returned to Cannes this year with Alpha, confirming an undeniable, powerful and expressive visual talent.
Yuri Ancarani
director and video artist (Italy)
Invited to major art and film festivals worldwide, in 2021 he presented Atlantide in Venice’s Horizons section: a male coming-of-age story set in a psychedelic Venice, seen through the eyes of a young boat owner.
Shannon Murphy
theatre, television and film director (Australia)
In 2019, her Babyteeth competed at Venice, earning actor Toby Wallace the Marcello Mastroianni Award. The film was a major audience success, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Director, praised for its innovative cinematic language.
Fernando Enrique Juan Lima
film critic (Argentina)
He has long worked in print, television, and radio, votes for the Golden Globes, and is a member of the Argentine Film Academy. He has already served as juror in festivals in Turin, Beijing, Shanghai, Chicago, Montevideo, Mar del Plata and Lima.
RaMell Ross
American artist, director, writer and documentary filmmaker (USA)
He directed The Nickel Boys, recently released on Prime Video, which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture at the Academy Awards. His works are held in the permanent collections of several major U.S. institutions.
Charlotte Wells, President
director (Scotland)
Under her direction in Aftersun, Paul Mescal received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, alongside the talented young Frankie Corio. Her feature debut, the film tells a father–daughter story with a poetic language that resonated with audiences worldwide.
Erige Sehiri
director, producer and former journalist (France, Tunisia)
Her Under the Fig Trees (2021) screened in Venice’s Final Cut program before going on to Cannes and the Academy Awards selection. She is a founding member of Rawiyat–Sisters in Film, a collective supporting women filmmakers from the Arab world and its diaspora.
Silvio Soldini
director and screenwriter (Italy)
In 2000 his Bread and Tulips won nine David di Donatello Awards, with a memorable performance by Licia Maglietta, who also starred in his following film Agata and the Storm (2003). Out of Competition in Venice in 2017, he presented Il colore nascosto delle cose (Emma) with Valeria Golino and Adriano Giannini.
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