Maggie Gyllenhaal is President of the Venice Film Festival Jury

Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter, The Bride!, The Crazy Heart) He will be the head of the international jury for the competition in the 83rd^Third Venice International Film Festival, which runs from September 2 to 12. The organizers revealed the appointment of the American director, actress, screenwriter and producer as head of the jury that will decide the Golden Lion Award for Best Film and other awards this year.

The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Venice Biennale on the recommendation of Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera.

Gyllenhaal said: “I am delighted to accept the invitation to chair the jury of this year’s Venice Film Festival. Venice has always supported honest and unique voices, and I am honored to play a role in continuing this brave and necessary tradition. I will not stand in judgment, but in curiosity, admiration and excitement.”

“Maggie Gyllenhaal embodies an uncommonly consistent artistic trajectory, built over time with intelligence and courage,” Barbera said. “An actress capable of portraying disturbing, multi-faceted characters, she has also reinvented herself as an author with Missing daughterwhich won the Best Screenplay award here in Venice in 2021. Its perspective on cinema – both intellectual and visceral – finds further confirmation in the latest film Bride! (2026), cementing her status as an original filmmaker. Her presence as President of the Jury means being able to rely on a trusted and independent voice, driven by that authentic passion for artistic cinema that has always represented the heart of the festival.

Venice organizers described Gyllenhaal as “an Oscar-nominated actress, director, producer and screenwriter whose career is full of thought-provoking and groundbreaking works.”

They added: “Gyllenhaal has moved into television with BBC/Sundance The honorable woman (2014), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received SAG and Emmy nominations. In 2019, Gyllenhaal ended her three-season run as sex worker-turned-filmmaker Candy on the HBO drama. SatanWhich I also produced.

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