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‘Parasite’ director to head Venice film festival jury
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New role: South Korean film director Bong Joon Ho poses with his engraved awards as he attends the 92nd Oscars Governors Ball in Hollywood, California. The director will preside over the jury of the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which will take place from through Sept. 1-11, 2021. (AFP/Valerie Macon )
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outh Korean director Bong Joon-ho, whose Parasite movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture last year, was named Friday as jury president of the 2021 Venice Film Festival.
"I'm ready to admire and applaud all the great films selected by the festival. I'm filled with genuine hope and excitement," Bong said in a statement issued by festival organizers.
Festival director Alberto Barbera said Bong would be the first South Korean jury president, and saluted him as "one of the most authentic and original voices in worldwide cinema".
Parasite, a dark comedy about the gap between rich and poor, made history as the first non-English-language movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
It also picked up three other statuettes at the Academy Awards for Best Director, Best International Feature and Best Original Screenplay.
The Venice Film Festival is one of the most prestigious in the world, rivaling with Cannes and Berlin, and the oldest. Its 78th edition is scheduled for Sept. 1-11, 2021.
