(by the correspondent Alessandra Magliaro) (ANSA) - VENICE, 01 SEPT - "The pandemic will not stop the cinema" says Bong Joon-ho, the director wins the Oscar of Parasite, Golden Lion with that film at the 2019 Film Festival, speaking from president of the jury of Venice 78 which on 11 September will award the Golden Lion 2021. The Korean author speaks of the "suffering that Covid has caused all over the world to everyone and therefore also to directors, however let's take it as proof". Bong Joon-ho is a fan of Italian cinema (in Parasite there was also a song by Gianni Morandi) and he says "thrilled to be able to see the new generation of directors. Italian cinema has a long history - adding Antonioni, Rossellini, De Sica , Olmi, Bellocchio, Bertolucci - and I look forward to seeing the work of young people,I remember when I saw Alice Rohrwacher's Heavenly Body 10 years ago I liked it very much ".
The South Korean author is not unbalanced on the work of the jury "I am ready for many beautiful discussions between us to award prizes", he says, having as adventure companions the director Leoned'oro 2020 and Oscar for Nomadland, Chloe Zhao (expected in the hall in November with the film Marvel Studios, Eternals), our Saverio Costanzo, the actresses Virginie Efira and Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Gadon, Alexander Nanau.
With the pandemic and the closure of the theaters there has been an explosion and multiplication of platforms, "an evolving scenario - observes the director of Venezia 78 - Alberto Barbera -, a balance of power destined to completely change: I don't think the rooms will disappear, I I myself think that watching a movie on the big screen is a unique and different experience, but I think that choosing where to see a movie is a nice option and a profit for everyone. without an audience, cinema does not exist ". (HANDLE).