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Zhao Wei to join Venice Film Festival's panel of jury


27 Jul - Chinese actress and director Zhao Wei has been appointed a jury for the upcoming Venice Film Festival.

According to ECNS News, the "So Young" director will be joining jury president, British director Sam Mendes, as well as other members, including American director Laurie Anderson, British actress Gemma Arterton, Italian screenwriter Giancarlo De Cataldo, German actress Nina Hoss, and French actress Chiara Mastroianni.

The panel will be responsible for selecting the winners of the Golden Lion Best Film as well as the Silver Lion Best Director, among others.

In addition to being the only Asian in the panel of jury, Zhao is also the fifth Chinese actress to serve as a jury at the festival, aside from Maggie Cheung, Hsu Feng, Joan Chen, and Gong Li.

The 73rd Venice Film Festival will be held from 31 August to 10 September.

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