Venice International Film Festival

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will head the jury for debut film award `The Lion of the Future` at the 69th Venice International Film Festival (VIFF). The 66-year-old, who is famous for his films like <em>Masoom, Mr India, Bandit Queen and Elizabeth</em>, is the only Indian in the jury. Others in the jury include French-Greek film critic and historian Michel Demopoulos, Italian actress Isabella Ferrari, American film writer and director Matt Reeves and French DJ and record producer Bob Sinclair, said the festival website.