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Venice International Film Festival Names Juries For Orizzonti and ‘Luigi De Laurentiis’ Awards
Debra Granik will chair Orizzonti, Gianni Canova will chair Luigi De Laurentiis.
The international jury of the “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award (‘ Lion of the Future’) for a Debut Film will include: The Jury of the Venice Award for a Debut Film will award to one of the debut feature-length films selected from the various competitive sections of the Venice Film Festival (Official Selection and Independent and Parallel Sidebars), with no joint awards allowed, the Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film, with the cash prize of $100,000 donated by Filmauro, will be divided equally between the director and the producer. All the official awards will be announced during the closing ceremony of the 81 st Venice International Film Festival on Saturday, September 7 on the stage of the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema at the Venice Lido.
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