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Jessica Hausner To Serve As Locarno Jury President


Hausner and her jury will hand out the festival’s top honor – the Golden Leopard.

“The responsibility I feel is to respectfully hear the various opinions of my fellow jury members, as I truly believe that every person sees a different film and that every perspective is interesting to discuss. Giona A. Nazzaro, Locarno Artistic Director added: “A vital and restless filmmaker, Jessica Hausner has created a diverse body of work reflecting the most hidden aspects of contemporary society with extraordinary depth. With clarity, steadfastness, and impeccable progression, she has imagined both spiritual and fantastical worlds that reflect the cogent richness of a complex and contradictory human experience.

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