On July 10, local time, the jury members of the main competition unit of the 81st Venice Film Festival were announced, and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi was among them. In 2006, Zhang Ziyi served as a jury member of the Cannes Film Festival. This is her second time as a jury member of the main competition unit of the "three major European film festivals".
The jury of the main competition unit of the 81st Venice Film Festival
In addition to Zhang Ziyi, this year's jury members include American director James Gray, British director Andrew Haigh, Polish director Agnieszka Holland, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako, Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore and German director Julia von Heinz.
The above 8 judges, led by the jury president, French actor Isabelle Huppert, will decide the winners of this year's Golden Lion Award and other awards in the main competition unit.
The 81st Venice Film Festival will be held from August 28 to September 7 local time.
