For the 74th Venice Film Festival, Annette Bening has been named President of the jury, ending an eleven-year string of males holding the position.
āIām honoured to be asked to serve as the president of the jury for this yearās Venice Film Festival,ā Bening said of the appointment in a statement.
Bening, a four-time Oscar nominee, will be the sixth woman to lead the Venice festival jury, the last being French actress Catherine Deneuve, who oversaw the panel in 2006.
The Venice Film Festival starts 30 August, concluding 9 September.