Joanna Hogg Named as Jury President Of Venice’s Giornate Degli Autori

UK director and screenwriter Joanna Hogg has been announced as jury president of Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori (GdA), running  from August 28, to September 7.

She will preside over a jury of 27 young European cinephiles attending GdA under the auspices of the 27 Times Cinema program, a joint initiative organized by the independent sidebar, the European Parliament’s LUX Audience Award and Europa Cinemas

This jury decides the GdA Director’s Award, the sidebar’s only official prize, under the coordination of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) director Karel Och.

“What could be more fun and stimulating than watching films and sharing ideas with a jury of young cinephiles” said Hogg, “I thank the Giornate degli Autori for inviting me to what I anticipate will be days of joyful and inspiring discussions about cinema and its possibilities.”

“I thank Giornate degli Autori for inviting me to what I predict will be days of discussions joyful and inspiring stories about cinema and its possibilities.”

Giornate degli Autori artistic director Gaia Furrer welcomed Hogg’s participation.

“Throughout her cinematic journey, Hogg has examined the human soul, family and sentimental relationships with rare precision, psychological depth and authenticity,” she said.

“Hers an implosive cinema, as Martin Scorsese, who produced Hogg’s last three films, defined it; a cinema capable of bringing to light truths that are often uncomfortable or unspeakable. I am proud to have her with us at the Lido of Venice and I am sure she will be an excellent guide for our young jurors.”