By Helene - 02 September 2021
Bong Joon-ho, president of the main competition jury of the 78th Venice Film Festival, arrives with the jury at the opening ceremony on September 1, local time. In an interview with the media, Bong Joon-ho said that the coronavirus pandemic, which is still threatening humanity, is a test for film, but he believes that film history and film itself will not be destroyed by Novel Coronavirus.
In addition to Bong Joon-ho, Chinese director and scriptwriter Zhao Ting are also judges for the main competition. Italian director and screenwriter Savilio Costanzo; Belgian actress Virginie Effia; British actress Cynthia Alifold; Canadian actress and producer Sarah Garton; Romanian director Alexander Nunau, etc.
The Venice Film Festival runs from September 1 to 11.
