The main jury at this year's Venice Film Festival will be headed by British director John Boorman and will include Spike Lee and Lost in Translation star Scarlett Johansson. The jury will award a Golden Lion for best film and several Silver Lions. The festival runs from September 1-11.
Boorman, 71, started his career in the 1960s. His movies include Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), Hope and Glory (1987) and Beyond Rangoon (1995). This year he directed Country of My Skull.
John Boorman leads Venice Film Festival jury
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