Overview
- Festival organizers named Gyllenhaal jury president Thursday, with the 83rd edition set for Sept. 2–12 on the Lido, where her panel will choose the Golden Lion for best film.
- Gyllenhaal, 48, moves into the role after winning Venice’s best screenplay prize in 2021 for The Lost Daughter and releasing The Bride!, saying she is thrilled to champion singular voices.
- Festival director Alberto Barbera praised her as an authoritative, independent voice and called her an original filmmaker.
- The Venice Film Festival is part of the Biennale di Venezia, the world’s oldest major film festival and a launchpad for awards‑season titles.
- Press reports point to likely but unconfirmed Venice premieres such as Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Digger with Tom Cruise and Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial portraying Sam Altman.