The Gravity moviemaker was appointed the president of the main jury in May (15), and now his other panellists to help decide the eight winners of the official competition, including the prestigious Golden Lion, have been revealed.

Joining Inglourious Basterds star Kruger and The Hunger Games actress Banks are filmmakers Lynne Ramsay, Pawel Pawlikowski, Francesco Munzi, Emmanuel Carrere, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

The films competing for the Golden Lion will be unveiled on Wednesday (29Jul15).

Meanwhile, Philadelphia director Jonathan Demme will head up the Horizons jury, which will judge the custom projects, alongside actresses Paz Vega and Anita Caprioli, and filmmakers Alix Delaporte and Fruit Chan.

Jake Gyllenhaal's mountain climbing thriller Everest will open the 72nd Venice Film Festival, which runs from 2 to 12 September (15).