page_title: List of Venice Film Festival jury presidents
section_title: Main competition jury presidents
hierarchical_section_title: List of Venice Film Festival jury presidents / Main competition jury presidents
caption_attribution_description: Español: Jorge Semprún en 1970 Français&#160;: Jorge Semprún en 1970
context_page_description: Each year, the jury of the Venice Film Festival is chaired by an internationally recognized personality of cinema.
  From 1935 to 1939, senator and entrepreneur Giuseppe Volpi, founder of the Festival, held the office of President of the Jury. Volpi, together with journalist Mario Gromo holds the record of acting as Jury President for 5 times.
  Essayist and filmmaker Luigi Chiarini has been President of the Jury 3 times, while director Bernardo Bertolucci has been President of the Jury 2 times.
  The first foreign President of the Jury was Scottish documentarian John Grierson. 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 and director Jiří Menzel.
  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.
caption: Writer Jorge Semprún, President of the Jury in 1995
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