“Parasite” Director Bong Joon Ho Will Head Venice Film Festival Jury

Director Bong Joon Ho keeps making history. The prodigiously talented filmmaker who wowed the cinematic world with his now-iconic film Parasite will head the jury of the 78th Venice Film Festival in September, making him the first South Korean director ever picked to be the Lido’s top juror.

Bong made history in early 2020 when Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.