"Blues Brothers" director John
Landis and Hong Kong-based filmmaker Johnnie To will join the
main competition jury at the Venice Film Festival, which kicks
off next month, organizers said Wednesday.
The other members of the jury -- which will be headed by
German director Wim Wenders, as previously announced -- are
veteran Russian screenwriter Juriy Arabov, Italian actress
Valeria Golino, up-and-coming Argentine director Lucrecia
Martel and Scottish visual artist Douglas Gordon.
The jury will hand out Venice's main prizes: the awards for
best film, director, actor and actress, new actor or actress,
technical contribution and screenplay.
The full lineup for the 65th edition of the Venice festival
will be announced July 29. The event runs August 27-September
6.
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