Venezia 82: International Juries Announced for the 2025 Venice Film Festival

July 18, 2025 1

The Presidents of the Jury: Alexander Payne (Venice 82), Julia Ducournau (Orizzonti), Charlotte Wells (First Feature Film).

The 82nd Venice International Film Festival (August 27 – September 6, 2025), directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by La Biennale di Venezia, has officially announced the international juries for its main sections.

The jury presidents will be Alexander Payne for the Venezia 82 Competition, Julia Ducournau for the Orizzonti section, and Charlotte Wells for the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film.

Venezia 82 Competition

The Main Competition Jury, chaired by American filmmaker Alexander Payne, will award the following prizes:

Golden Lion for Best Film
Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize
Silver Lion – Best Director
Volpi Cup for Best Actress
Volpi Cup for Best Actor
Best Screenplay Award
Special Jury Prize
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor/Actress

Jury Members:

Orizzonti

The Orizzonti Jury, led by French director Julia Ducournau, will grant seven awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Short Film and a Special Jury Prize.

Jury Members:

Yuri Ancarani (Italy)
Fernando Enrique Juan Lima (Argentina)
Shannon Murphy (Australia)
RaMell Ross (USA)

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film

The international jury for the Luigi De Laurentiis Award, chaired by Scottish director Charlotte Wells, will include:

Erige Sehiri (France/Tunisia)
Silvio Soldini (Italy)

The Lion of the Future will be awarded to a debut feature across all competitive sections of the festival, with a $100,000 prize jointly awarded to the director and producer, courtesy of Filmauro.

The Venice International Film Festival will take place from August 27 to September 6, 2025. FRED Film Radio will follow the festival live from Venice with interviews, reports, and full coverage of the sections.

Written by: Federica Scarpa

Guest

Film

Festival

Mostra del Cinema di Venezia

Rate it

Channel posts

Elina Knihtilä, Pirjo Lonka in a scene of 100 Litres of Gold

Interview

Festa del Cinema di Roma

“100 Litres of Gold”, Interview with Director Teemu Nikki and Actresses Elina Knihlä & Pirjo Lonka

July 15, 2025

100 Litres of Gold – Director Teemu Nikki dives into sahti, sisterhood, and black comedy. A wild brew of laughs, love, and tradition.

Interview

Karlovy Vary Film Festival

“Dreams”, an interview with director Michel Franco

July 15, 2025

Michel Franco about "Dreams" : 'When the father says "It’s okay to help immigrants, but there are limits," that’s the biggest question in the film: can people [from different contexts] truly see each other as equals?'

Interview

Karlovy Vary Film Festival

“Future Future”, an interview with director Davi Pretto

July 14, 2025

"Future Future" director Davi Pretto: 'The apocalypse is not what Hollywood says it is, a huge bang. That's not the apocalypse. The apocalypse is happening every day.'

Interview

Karlovy Vary Film Festival

“They Come Out of Margo”, an interview with director Alexandros Voulgaris

July 11, 2025

'The screenplay of "They Come Out of Margo"', says director Alexandros Voulgaris, 'started with another composer, then it became personal, and then it also became about female artists in the 70s and 80s.'

LISTEN TO ALL OUR RADIO CHANNELS

Venezia 82: International Juries Announced for the 2025 Venice Film Festival