Akinola Davies Jr & Ted Hope Amongst Venice Sidebar Jury Members 

Venice has locked the jury members for its Orizzonti and debut movie competitions. 

The Orizzonti competitors might be chaired by French director, actress, and screenwriter Valérie Donzelli, with jury members together with American movie distributor Peter Becker; the Hong Kong-American director Elizabeth Lo; Mexican director and screenwriter David Pablos; and Italian actress Barbara Ronchi.

Italian screenwriter and director Carolina Cavalli will chair the worldwide jury of the Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award for a Debut Movie. British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. and American producer Ted Hope will full the debut movie jury. 

Maggie Gyllenhaal will preside over the official Venice competitors. She might be joined by Tunisian director and screenwriter Kaouther Ben Hania; the English composer and artist Daniel Blumberg; the Italian professor Francesco Casetti; the French director and screenwriter Xavier Giannoli; the Afghan director and screenwriter Shahrbanoo Sadat; and the Hong Kong director and producer Johnnie To.

George Clooney will obtain the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. Clooney, who has shut ties to Italy and the competition, has been on the Lido with a number of movies over time, together with most lately with Netflix’s Jay Kelly.

The 83rd Venice Worldwide Movie Competition runs from 2 to 12 September 2026.