Each year, the jury of the Venice Film Festival is chaired by an internationally recognized personality of cinema. From 1935 to 1939,

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and entrepreneur Giuseppe Volpi, founder of the Festival, held the office of President of the Jury. Volpi, together with journalist

Mario Gromo Mario Gromo (23 May 1901, in Novara – 19 May 1960, in Turin) was a journalist, writer and Italian film critic. In 1918, he volunteered for First World War. He earned his law degree and practiced for a short time as a lawyer, finally arrivin ...

holds the record of acting as Jury President for 5 times. The first foreign President of the Jury was Scottish documentarian

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. The first woman who held the office of President of the Jury was screenwriter Suso Cecchi d'Amico. In 1992, two people held the office of President of the Jury together: actor

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

and director

Jiří Menzel Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films ...

. From 1940 to 1942 the Festivals are considered as ''not disputed'', while from 1943 to 1945 the Festival wasn't organized due to World War II. From 1969 to 1972 and in 1979 the Festival was not competitive, while from 1973 to 1978 the Festival was not organized.

Main competition jury presidents

Multiple time presidents

The following individuals served as President of the Jury two or more times:

Main competition jury presidents

Multiple time presidents

See also