German director Wim Wenders has been named to head the jury at this year's 65th
annual Venice Film Festival. Wenders won the festival's Golden Lion award in
1982 for Der Stand der Dinge and the Cannes Palme d'Or in 1984 for
Paris, Texas. He was also nominated for an Oscar for his 1999
documentary Buena Vista Social Club. The festival is scheduled to run
from August 27 to September 6, opening with the Coen Brothers' latest comedy,
Burn After Reading, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
30/06/2008
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