11/05/2015 - The Mexican director opened the Venice Film Festival in 2013 with Gravity, and won in 2001 for Best Screenplay (Y tu mamá también) and in 2006 for Best Cinematography (Children of Men)

Director Alfonso Cuarón

Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón will have the honour of chairing the International Jury of the Competition at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, scheduled to take place from 2-12 September 2015 and directed by Alberto Barbera.

The winner of two Oscars – for Best Director and Best Editing for Gravity [+see also:
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In his role as chair of the Venice jury, Cuarón is succeeding French composer Alexandre Desplat, who won the Oscar in 2015 for scoring The Grand Budapest Hotel [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)