On July 10, local time, the members of the jury for the main competition of the 81st Venice Film Festival were announced, including Chinese actor Zhang Ziyi. In 2006, Zhang Ziyi served as a judge at the Cannes Film Festival. This is her second time as a judge for the main competition unit of the "three major European film festivals". In the introduction to Zhang Ziyi,
mentioned that her works include "My Father and Mother", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "2046", "Raccoon Palace", "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "The Grandmaster". As well as "Poetry", her first directorial debut, her latest film is "Jiaoyuan Lane" directed by Peter Chan, which will be released in the fall of 2024.
It is reported that the current Venice International Film Festival will be held on the Lido Island in Venice, Italy, from August 28 to September 7. In addition to Zhang Ziyi, the 81st Venice Film Festival announced the complete list of main competition judges as follows: Jury Chairman: Isabelle Huppert (French actor) Judges: James Gray (American director and screenwriter), Andrew Haig (British director) , screenwriter), Agnieszka Holland (Polish director, screenwriter, producer), Kleber Mendoza Jr. (Brazilian director, screenwriter), Abderramana Sissako (Mauritania Director, screenwriter, producer), Giuseppe Tornatore (Italian director, screenwriter), Julia von Heinz (German director, screenwriter).
The jury of the main competition unit of the 81st Venice Film Festival. This is Zhang Ziyi’s first time to unlock the jury status of the Venice Film Festival after Cannes, Tokyo and other international film festivals. Netizen comments: Congratulations! y2k Valkyrie: The Queen of Career Returns, get out of the way. Xing Dailu: Judge Zhang Ziyi, I’m so looking forward to it. The beauty of Sanye Sunshine: Congratulations to my sister, I’m very happy. Little silly little sister: Congratulations, sister, for unlocking a new identity.
Source: News Morning News
