List of Venice Film Festival jury presidents

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Each year, the jury of the Venice Film Festival is chaired by an internationally recognized personality of cinema.

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From 1935 to 1939, senator and entrepreneur Giuseppe Volpi, founder of the Festival, held the office of president of the jury. Volpi, together with journalist Mario Gromo holds the record of acting as Jury President for 5 times.

The first foreign president of the jury was Scottish documentarian John Grierson. The first woman who held the office of president of the jury was screenwriter Suso Cecchi d'Amico.

In 1992, two people held the office of president of the jury together: actor Dennis Hopper and director Jiří Menzel.

From 1940 to 1942 the Festivals are considered as not disputed, while from 1943 to 1945 the Festival wasn't organized due to World War II. From 1969 to 1972 and in 1979 the Festival was not competitive, while from 1973 to 1978 the Festival was not organized.

Main competition jury presidents

Giuseppe Volpi, President of the Jury from 1935 to 1939 Giuseppe Volpi 1925.jpg
Giuseppe Volpi, President of the Jury from 1935 to 1939
Luigi Chiarini, President of the Jury in 1948, 1959 and 1962 Luigi Chiarini.jpg
Luigi Chiarini, President of the Jury in 1948, 1959 and 1962
Suso Cecchi d'Amico, the first woman President of the Jury in 1980 Suso Cecchi D'Amico.JPG
Suso Cecchi d'Amico, the first woman President of the Jury in 1980
Bernardo Bertolucci, President of the Jury in 1983 and 2013 Bernardo Bertolucci.jpg
Bernardo Bertolucci, President of the Jury in 1983 and 2013
Alexandre Desplat, the first composer President of the Jury in 2014 Alexandre Desplat 2013.jpg
Alexandre Desplat, the first composer President of the Jury in 2014
Guillermo del Toro, President of the Jury in 2018 Guillermo del Toro in 2017.jpg
Guillermo del Toro, President of the Jury in 2018
Damien Chazelle, President of Jury in 2023 Damien Chazelle directing La La Land (cropped).jpg
Damien Chazelle, President of Jury in 2023
YearPresidentProfession
1935 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Volpi Producer
1936
1937
1938
1939
1947 Flag of Italy.svg Vinicio MarinucciJournalist, Filmmaker
1948 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Chiarini
1949 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Gromo Journalist
1950
1951
1952
1953 Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Montale Poet
1954 Flag of Italy.svg Ignazio Silone
1955 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Gromo Journalist
1956 Flag of Scotland.svg John Grierson Documentarian
1957 Flag of France.svg René Clair Filmmaker
1958 Flag of France.svg Jean Grémillon
1959 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Chiarini Journalist, Filmmaker
1960 Flag of France.svg Marcel Achard Screenwriter
1961 Flag of Italy.svg Filippo SacchiJournalist
1962 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Chiarini Journalist, Filmmaker
1963 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Lanocita Journalist
1964 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Soldati Filmmaker
1965 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Bo Poet
1966 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Bassani
1967 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Moravia
1968 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Piovene Journalist
1980 Flag of Italy.svg Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenwriter
1981 Flag of Italy.svg Italo Calvino Poet
1982 Flag of France.svg Marcel Carné Filmmaker
1983 Flag of Italy.svg Bernardo Bertolucci
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Michelangelo Antonioni
1985 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Zanussi
1986 Flag of France.svg Alain Robbe-Grillet
1987 Flag of Greece.svg Irene Papas Actress
1988 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Leone Filmmaker
1989 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Smirnov Actor
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Gore Vidal Poet, Screenwriter
1991 Flag of Italy.svg Gian Luigi Rondi Journalist
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Hopper Actor, Director
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Menzel Filmmaker
1993 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Weir
1994 Flag of the United States.svg David Lynch
1995 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Semprún Poet
1996 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Polanski Filmmaker
1997 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jane Campion
1998 Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Scola
1999 Flag of Serbia.svg Emir Kusturica
2000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloš Forman
2001 Flag of Italy.svg Nanni Moretti Actor and Filmmaker
2002 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Li Actress
2003 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Monicelli Filmmaker
2004 Flag of England.svg John Boorman
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Dante Ferretti Production Designer
2006 Flag of France.svg Catherine Deneuve Actress
2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yimou Filmmaker
2008 Flag of Germany.svg Wim Wenders
2009 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ang Lee
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Quentin Tarantino
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Darren Aronofsky
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mann
2013 Flag of Italy.svg Bernardo Bertolucci
2014 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Desplat Composer
2015 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Cuarón Filmmaker
2016 Flag of England.svg Sam Mendes
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Annette Bening Actress
2018 Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo del Toro Filmmaker
2019 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucrecia Martel
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cate Blanchett Actress
2021 Flag of South Korea.svg Bong Joon-ho Filmmaker
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Julianne Moore Actress
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Damien Chazelle Filmmaker
2024 Flag of France.svg Isabelle Huppert Actress

Multiple time presidents

The following individuals served as president of the jury two or more times:

TimesPresidentNationality
5 Mario Gromo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Giuseppe Volpi
3 Luigi Chiarini
2 Bernardo Bertolucci

See also