List of Venice Film Festival jury presidents

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.

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.

Giuseppe Volpi , President of the Jury from 1935 to 1939
Luigi Chiarini , President of the Jury in 1948, 1959 and 1962
Suso Cecchi d'Amico , the first woman President of the Jury in 1980
Bernardo Bertolucci , President of the Jury in 1983 and 2013
Alexandre Desplat , the first composer President of the Jury in 2014
Guillermo del Toro , President of the Jury in 2018
Damien Chazelle , President of Jury in 2023