List of Venice Film Festival jury presidents

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

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.

Essayist and filmmaker Luigi Chiarini has been President of the Jury 3 times, while director Bernardo Bertolucci has been President of the Jury 2 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
Luigi Chiarini, President of the Jury in 1948, 1959 and 1962
Suso Cecchi d'Amico, the first woman President of the Jury in 1980
Bernardo Bertolucci, President of the Jury in 1983 and 2013
Writer Jorge Semprún, President of the Jury in 1995
Alexandre Desplat, the first composer President of the Jury in 2014
Guillermo del Toro, President of the Jury in 2018
Year President Profession Nationality
1935Giuseppe VolpiProducerItaly
1936Giuseppe VolpiProducerItaly
1937Giuseppe VolpiProducerItaly
1938Giuseppe VolpiProducerItaly
1939Giuseppe VolpiProducerItaly
1947Vinicio MarinucciJournalist, FilmmakerItaly
1948Luigi ChiariniJournalist, FilmmakerItaly
1949Mario GromoJournalistItaly
1950Mario GromoJournalistItaly
1951Mario GromoJournalistItaly
1952Mario GromoJournalistItaly
1953Eugenio MontalePoetItaly
1954Ignazio SilonePoetItaly
1955Mario GromoJournalistItaly
1956John GriersonDocumentarianScotland
1957René ClairDirector, ScreenwriterFrance
1958Jean GrémillonDirector, ScreenwriterFrance
1959Luigi ChiariniJournalist, FilmmakerItaly
1960Marcel AchardScreenwriterFrance
1961Filippo SacchiJournalistItaly
1962Luigi ChiariniJournalist, FilmmakerItaly
1963Arturo LanocitaJournalistItaly
1964Mario SoldatiDirector, ScreenwriterItaly
1965Carlo BoPoetItaly
1966Giorgio BassaniPoetItaly
1967Alberto MoraviaPoetItaly
1968Guido PioveneJournalistItaly
1980Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenwriterItaly
1981Italo CalvinoPoetItaly
1982Marcel CarnéDirector, ScreenwriterFrance
1983Bernardo BertolucciDirector, ScreenwriterItaly
1984Michelangelo AntonioniDirector, ScreenwriterItaly
1985Krzysztof ZanussiDirector, ScreenwriterPoland
1986Alain Robbe-GrilletDirector, ScreenwriterFrance
1987Irene PapasActressGreece
1988Sergio LeoneDirector, ScreenwriterItaly
1989Andrei SmirnovActorSoviet Union
1990Gore VidalPoet, ScreenwriterUnited States
1991Gian Luigi RondiJournalistItaly
1992Dennis Hopper
Jiří Menzel
Actor, Director
Director, Screenwriter
United States
Czechoslovakia
1993Peter WeirDirector, ScreenwriterAustralia
1994David LynchDirector, ScreenwriterUnited States
1995Jorge SemprúnPoetSpain
1996Roman PolanskiDirector, ScreenwriterPoland
1997Jane CampionDirector, ScreenwriterNew Zealand
1998Ettore ScolaDirector, ScreenwriterItaly
1999Emir KusturicaDirector, ScreenwriterSerbia
2000Miloš FormanDirectorCzech Republic
2001Nanni MorettiActor, Director, ScreenwriterItaly
2002Gong LiActressChina
2003Mario MonicelliDirector, ScreenwriterItaly
2004John BoormanDirector, ScreenwriterEngland
2005Dante FerrettiProduction DesignerItaly
2006Catherine DeneuveActressFrance
2007Zhang YimouDirector, ScreenwriterChina
2008Wim WendersDirector, ScreenwriterGermany
2009Ang LeeDirectorTaiwan
2010Quentin TarantinoDirector, ScreenwriterUnited States
2011Darren AronofskyDirectorUnited States
2012Michael MannDirector, ScreenwriterUnited States
2013Bernardo BertolucciDirector, ScreenwriterItaly
2014Alexandre DesplatComposerFrance
2015Alfonso CuarónDirector, ScreenwriterMexico
2016Sam MendesDirectorEngland
2017Annette BeningActressUnited States
2018Guillermo del ToroDirector, ScreenwriterMexico
2019Lucrecia MartelDirector, ScreenwriterArgentina
2020Cate BlanchettActressAustralia
2021Bong Joon-hoDirector, ScreenwriterSouth Korea

Multiple time presidents

Times President
5Giuseppe Volpi (1935–1939)
Mario Gromo (1949–1952, 1955)
3Luigi Chiarini (1948, 1959, 1962)
2Bernardo Bertolucci (1983, 2013)

See also

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