Julianne Moore revealed as president of the Venezia International Jury

American actress Julianne Moore will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival (August 31 – September 10, 2022), which will award the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.

Academy Award (Still Alice, 2014) and Emmy winner Julianne Moore is known for her breadth of work with many memorable performances from the big to the small screen. Julianne Moore is an Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy winning actress, and the first American woman to be awarded top acting prizes at the Berlin (The Hours, 2002), Venice (Far from Heaven, 2002) and Cannes (Maps to the Stars, 2014).

Julianne Moore will chair the International Jury for the Venezia 79 Competition, whose members also include:

• Mariano Cohn (Argentina) director, screenwriter and producer
• Leonardo Di Costanzo (Italy) director and screenwriter
• Audrey Diwan (France), director
• Leila Hatami (Iran) actress
• Kazuo Ishiguro (Japan-Great Britain) author and screenwriter
• Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spain) director, screenwriter and producer

The decision was made by the board of La Biennale di Venezia, which embraced the proposal of the Festival’s Director, Alberto Barbera.

The Jury of Venezia 79 will award the following official prizes to the feature films in Competition:  Golden Lion for Best Film, Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize, Silver Lion for Best Director, Coppa Volpi for Best Actress, Coppa Volpi for Best Actor, Special Jury Prize, Award for Best Screenplay, “Marcello Mastroianni” Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress.