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Chloe Zhao joins fellow Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho on Venice festival jury

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Chloe Zhao joins fellow Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho on Venice festival jury

Director/Producer Chloe Zhao, winner of the award for best picture for "Nomadland," poses at the press room of the Oscars, in the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 25, 2021.

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Oscar-winning 'Nomadland' director Chloe Zhao will be judging at this year's Venice Film Festival with jury head and 'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho

Nomadland director Chloe Zhao will join fellow Oscar-winning filmmaker Bong Joon-ho on the main jury at this year’s Venice International Film Festival, organizers said on Wednesday.

The judging line-up for the 78th edition of the festival held in the Italian lagoon city will also include Widows and Harriet actress Cynthia Erivo and filmmaker Alexander Nanau, a nominee at this year’s Oscars for documentary Colectiv.

Virginie Efira, star of this month’s Cannes Film Festival contender Benedetta, actress Sarah Gadon, known for Alias Grace and Enemy, and Italian director Saverio Costanzo complete the line-up.

The festival earlier this year had already announced Parasite director Bong as the president of the jury, which hands out the event’s main Golden Lion prize. Nomadland won the award at Venice last September.

This year’s festival runs from September 1-11. – Rappler.com

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