Venice Film Festival 2026 Jury Announced, Led by Maggie Gyllenhaal
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival (September 2-12, 2026) has announced its international competition jury, chaired by American filmmaker and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. The decision was made by the Biennale Board of Directors, following a proposal from Artistic Director Alberto Barbera. The jury includes Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, British composer Daniel Blumberg, Italian-American scholar Francesco Casetti, French director Xavier Giannoli, Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat, and Hong Kong director Johnnie To. The jury will award official prizes including the Golden Lion, Silver Lion for Best Director, Volpi Cups for acting, and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for emerging talent.
Key facts
- 83rd Venice International Film Festival runs September 2-12, 2026
- Jury chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Jury members: Kaouther Ben Hania, Daniel Blumberg, Francesco Casetti, Xavier Giannoli, Shahrbanoo Sadat, Johnnie To
- Decision made by Biennale Board of Directors on proposal of Alberto Barbera
- Prizes include Golden Lion, Silver Lions, Volpi Cups, Special Jury Prize, Best Screenplay, Marcello Mastroianni Award
- No ex-aequo allowed for competition prizes
- Gyllenhaal's film 'The Bride!' released in 2026
- Ben Hania's 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' won Silver Lion at Venice
- Blumberg won Oscar and BAFTA for 'The Brutalist' score
- Sadat's 'No Good Men' opened Berlinale 2026
Entities
Artists
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Daniel Blumberg
- Francesco Casetti
- Xavier Giannoli
- Shahrbanoo Sadat
- Johnnie To
- Alberto Barbera
- Steven Shainberg
- Laurie Collyer
- Jeff Bridges
- Scott Cooper
- Brady Corbet
- Gianfranco Rosi
- Mona Fastvold
- Anwar Hashimi
- Ka-Fai Wai
Institutions
- Biennale di Venezia
- Venice International Film Festival
- Mute Records
- BBC
- Sundance TV
- HBO
- Yale University
- Università Cattolica di Milano
- Università Paris 3 La Sorbonne Nouvelle
- University of Iowa
- Harvard University
- University of Otago
- Bauhaus University-Weimar
- Freie Universität Berlin
- University of California, Berkeley
- Filmmaker Milano
- Scuola Nazionale di Cinema Roma
- Istituto Luce
- Canal+
- Balice Hertling
- Triennale di Milano
- ICA London
- Kunsthal Rotterdam
- Deichtorhallen Hamburg
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom
- London
- United States
- France
- Paris
- Afghanistan
- Kabul
- Germany
- Hamburg
- Hong Kong
- China
- Milano
- Rotterdam
- Amburgo
- Berlino