
Director
Ang Lee (“
Hulk” from 2003, “
The Hire: Chosen,” “
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon“) will head
Venice Film Festival jury this year.
Ang Lee twice won the Venice Film Festival's prestigious
Golden Lion award.
The Taiwanese-born director won the award in 2007 for “
Lust, Caution,” and in 2005 for “
Brokeback Mountain,” for which he also won a best directing Oscar.
His next movies are “
Taking Woodstock” and “
A Little Game.”
The festival made the announcement Friday. Last year's jury was headed by German film director
Wim Wenders.
Venice Film Festival will be held September 2-12, 2009.