Alexander Payne will chair the jury for the 82nd edition of the Venice Festival
From August 27 to September 6, the director of Nebraska will put on his costume as president of the jury and succeed Isabelle Huppert.
The multi-recompanied filmmaker signs his return to the Italian event of moviegoers, eight years after his science fiction comedy- Downsizing – Who had opened the festival. But this time, he returns as President of the jurydesignated by The Board of Directors of the Venice Biennale On recommendation ofAlberto Barbera. Alexander Payne will give the golden lion to the best film.
A surprising decision that comes two years after the festival has attracted the wrath for selecting Woody Allen’s films, Roman Polanski or Luc Besson. This announcement questions and the Venice Mostra seems to continue the same path, Alexander Payne being the subject of accusations of sexual assault on the part of the actress Rose McGowan, which he denies.
With eight feature films to his credit, exclusively comediesthe American director harvested 24 Oscar nominations. He won twice The Oscar for the best scenario adapted for Sideways (2005) and The descendants (2012). More recently, his latest film, Winter breakwon The Oscar for best support female role (for Da’vine Joy Randolph).
The director of Mr. Schmidt Currently prepares a new feature film whose shooting will take place in the Danish countryside in the form of a western. For the moment, the details of this new story remain confidential.
Alexander Payne said in a press release: “It is an immense honor and a great joy to be part of the Jury of the Venice Mostra. Although I share the ambivalence of a filmmaker at the idea of comparing films between them, I worship almost 100 years of history of the Venice Mostra, which celebrates the cinema loud and clear as an art form. I couldn’t be more enthusiastic“.
For his part, Alberto Barbera – Mostra artistic director – adds: “Alexander Payne belongs to the small circle of cinemasters-cinema whose passion for cinema is fueled by the knowledge of the films of the past and curiosity for contemporary cinema, without borders or barriers of any kind. These qualities, as well as his experience as a screenwriter, make him an ideal candidate to preside over the work of the Venice jury, which is called upon to assess films from around the world. I am grateful to Alexander for having accepted my invitation, which seals an acquaintance which goes back to the time of his short film of the end of studies in UCLA“.
The 82nd edition of Venice Mostra will take place From August 27 to September 6.
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