Maggie Gyllenhaal Announced As Venice 2026 Jury President

Maggie Gyllenhaal has been announced arsenic Jury President for nan 83rd Venice Film Festival, moving from September 2 to 12.

The character and head follows successful aftermath of Alexander Payne (2025), Isabelle Huppert (2024), Damien Chazelle (2023), Julianne Moore (2022), Bong Joon-ho (2021) and Cate Blanchett (2020).

The determination was made by nan Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia connected nan proposal of Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera, who precocious had his mandate extended for different 2 years to see nan 2027 and 2020 editions.

Venice’s assemblage president news comes connected nan heels of rival arena Cannes adding different 16 titles to its 2026 line-up connected Wednesday.

With nan Cannes Official Selection fundamentally tied up, barroom 1 aliases 2 past infinitesimal astonishment additions, location is already talk astir what mightiness onshore successful Venice successful September, pinch chatter astir titles specified arsenic 2025 Career Achievement Golden Lion honoree Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard and David Fincher’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth.

Payne’s assemblage past twelvemonth feted Jim Jarmusch’s Cannes title shut-out Father Mother Sister Brother with nan Golden Lion, while Gaza-set drama The Voice of Hind Rajab won Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize.

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