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Italian actor Caterina Murino, best known globally for playing Solange in James Bond movie “Casino Royale,” will be the master of ceremonies at the upcoming Venice Film Festival.

Born in Cagliari, Sardegna, Murino made her big screen debut in in late Chilean writer/director Luis Sepulveda’s political drama “Nowhere” which played well in France. She returned to French film screens in in “L’Enquete Corse” opposite actors Christian Clavier and Jean Reno.

In Murino gained global visibility as the new Bond Girl alongside Daniel Craig with her role as the shady seductive Solange Dimitrios in &#;Casino Royale.&#; 

She subsequently starred in British comedy &#;thisisnl.nln’s&#; and in attended Venice as protagonist of Italian Director Pappi Corsicato’s &#;The Seed of Discord.&#;

In Murino starred in U.S. supernatural thriller &#;The Voice in Stone&#; and in appeared in Alex de la Iglesia&#;s &#;Veneciafrenia&#; and in Netflix family dramedy &#;My Brother, My Sister,&#; directed by Roberto Capucci. Murino will next appear on the big screen alongside Vincent Cassel in &#;The Opera!&#; by Davide Livermore and Paolo Gep Cucco. Venice&#;s choice of Murino to host the opening and closing ceremonies signals a desire to project a more international image than in past editions when it comes to the Italian talent it choses for this role.

As previously announced Damien Chazelle will preside over the jury of the fest&#;s upcoming edition while France&#;s Alice Diop will head the jury for first works and Jonas Carpignano will lead the jury of the Horizons section dedicated to more cutting edge films.

The 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival will run Aug. Sept. 9.