Alexandre Desplat President of the International Jury of the Venezia Film Festival

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The famous French film composer Alexandre Desplat President of the International Jury  for the Competition of the 71st Venice International Film Festival

For the first time in a Venice International Film Festival edition the President of the Jury will be a film composer: Alexandre Desplat. The jury is also composed of other 9 personalities from the fields of cinema and culture from different countries. The internationally renowned composer, who have created famous film scores such as the one for The Queen, the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fantastic Mr. Fox,The King's Speech, Argo, and Philomena, will award the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official prizes. Alexandre Desplat is a passionate cinephile, whose extraordinary artistic sensitivity is sustained by a deep knowledge of cinema, of its history, of its language. Moreover, has won a Golden Globe, three Césars, two European Film Awards, a Silver Bear, a Bafta and a Grammy. He has collaborated with directors such as Stephen Frears, Roman Polanski, Terrence Malick, Tom Hooper, Jacques Audiard, Kathryn Bigelow, David Fincher, George Clooney, Ang Lee, Ben Affleck, David Yates, Wes Anderson, and Matteo Garrone. On the closing night of the coming 71st Venice Film Festival he will award the following official prizes to the feature-length films in Competition:

•  Golden Lion for Best Film
•  Silver Lion for Best Director
•  Grand Jury Prize
•  Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
•  Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
•  Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
•  Award for Best Screenplay
•  Special Jury Prize