Venice 2012: President Mann's eight jurors

13/07/2012 - The composition of the international jury for the official competition at the 69th Venice Film Festival, to be held from August 29 to September 8, has been announced.

Beside its president Michael Mann, the jury will also include Serbian artist Marina Abramovic, French actress and model Laetitia Casta, Hong-Kong producer and director Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Israeli documentary filmmaker, director, and screenwriter Ari Folman(Waltz with Bashir), Italian director Matteo Garrone (who won the Jury Special Prize twice in Cannes with Gomorra [trailer, film focus] and Reality [trailer, film focus]), French-Swiss director Ursula Meier (Special Silver Bear in Berlin this year for Sister [trailer, film focus]), British actress Samantha Morton (twice nominated for an Oscar), and Argentinian director and producer Pablo Trapero.

(Translated from Italian)