The director Lucrecia Martel Argentina will chair the international jury of the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which will take place from 28 August to 7 September in the Italian city.

Martel, who has to his credit with titles like "La Cienaga" and "Zama", He will head the jury that will award the Golden Lion and other official prizes, according to organizers announced the contest.

Festival director, Alberto Barbera, He said that with only four feature films and some short “They have sufficed to make Lucrecia Martel's most important Latin American director and one of the best in the world”, EFE news agency reported.