Shekhar Kapur to head Venice Fest jury

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will head the jury for debut film award `The Lion of the Future` at the 69th Venice International Film Festival (VIFF). The 66-year-old, who is famous for his films like <em>Masoom, Mr India, Bandit Queen and Elizabeth</em>, is the only Indian in the jury. Others in the jury include French-Greek film critic and historian Michel Demopoulos, Italian actress Isabella Ferrari, American film writer and director Matt Reeves and French DJ and record producer Bob Sinclair, said the festival website.
Shekhar Kapur
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will head the jury for debut film award `The Lion of the Future` at the 69th Venice International Film Festival (VIFF). The 66-year-old, who is famous for his films like Masoom, Mr India, Bandit Queen and Elizabeth, is the only Indian in the jury. Others in the jury include French-Greek film critic and historian Michel Demopoulos, Italian actress Isabella Ferrari, American film writer and director Matt Reeves and French DJ and record producer Bob Sinclair, said the festival website. The jury of the `The Lion of the Future` award will select the winner among all the debut feature-length films in the various competitive sections of the Venice Film Festival (Official Selection and Independent Parallel Sections). The award, that will be divided equally between the director and the producer, will be given away on 29 August.
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