Alexandre Desplat will chair the International Jury of the Venezia 71 Competition
- The French film composer will award the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official awards alongside the rest of the jury
Alexandre Desplat, the internationally renowned French film composer, will be the president of the International Jury for the Competition of the 71st Venice International Film Festival (27 August – 6 September 2014), which will award the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official prizes. It is the first time a film composer chairs the Jury for the competition of the Venice Film Festival.
A six-time Oscar nominee (The Queen [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
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