American actor Matt Dillon has joined the competition jury of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, replacing Romanian director Cristi Puiu, who had originally planned to participate.
Dillon joins president Cate Blanchett in a seven-person jury that also includes French actress Ludvine Sagnier (8 Women), British director Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir), German filmmaker Christian Petzold (Undine), Austrian director Veronika Franz (Goodnight Mommy) and Italian writer Nicola Lagioia.
They are charged with picking this year's Golden Lion and other winners from the 2020 Venice competition lineup. The Venice festival did not give a reason for Puiu's departure except to say he was unable to honor his commitment to serve due to "unexpected.
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