Date 05/07/2017 - News People
Annette Bening has been named as the head of the 74th Venice Film Festival jury ? the first woman to preside over the competition jury in 11-years. Last year the jury was headed by Mendes, who directed Bening in ?American Beauty.? ?It was time to break with a long list of male presidents and invite a brilliant talented and inspiring woman to chair our international competition jury,? Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera said in a statement. Bening is the sixth female jury president in the world?s oldest film festival following Deneuve, Gong Li (2002), Jane Campion (1997), Sabine Azéma (1987), and Suso Cecchi D?Amico (1980).