Weerasethakul, Mazzacurati and Torre head Venice juries
Film directors Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Carlo Mazzacurati and Roberta Torre have been chosen as presidents of three juries at this year’s Venice Film Festival, which will run from August 31-September 10, 2011.
Thai director Weerasethakul, who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2010 for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives [+see also:
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Mazzacurati, who was selected at the Venice Mostra 2010 with The Passion [+see also:
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Torre, who at last year’s Mostra opened the Controcampo Italiano with Lost Kisses [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
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