“25th Hour” helmer Spike Lee to get Venice Film Fest’s “Glory to Filmmaker” award August 3, 2012 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 69th Venice Film Festival is shaping up to be a showcase for a handful of veteran American directors with Terrence Malick, Brian De Palma and Paul Thomas Anderson in the competition mix, Deadline said. Appearing out of competition with his Michael Jackson documentary, Bad 25, Spike Lee will also receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2012 award. The prize is dedicated to “a personality who has brought great innovation to contemporary cinema,” the fest said. Alberto Barbera, in his first outing as artistic director at Venice, said, “Spike Lee is a bold creative spirit, the author of daring and corrosive films, often unpredictable and provocative in the best sense of the term. Films that challenge us to rethink our prejudices and our preconceptions.” Lee will receive the tribute on Aug 31 at the festival which runs from Aug 29 to Sept 8. Previous Glory to the Filmmaker recipients include Takeshi Kitano, Abbas Kiarostami, Agnès Varda, Sylvester Stallone, Mani Ratnam and Al Pacino. Partner news  Top stories Oldman made his directorial debut in 1997 with the critically-acclaimed family drama "Nil by Mouth." Yuri Shevchukexpressed a wish to meet representatives of the Armenian rock, noting it as one of the key goals of his visit. The Hunger Games star joins a cast featuring John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer. 100 officers raided businesses, homes and art galleries across the country including in Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne.   Partner news |  Latest news 200,000 Brazilians take to streets in protest march  A swelling wave of protest tapped into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.Death toll in Baghdad suicide attack reaches 26 The blasts were the latest in a string of attacks hitting Iraq, reviving fears the country is headed back toward the widespread sectarian bloodshed.U.S. to open direct peace talks with Taliban, official says The talks are on condition that the Taliban renounce violence, break ties with al-Qaeda and respect the Afghan constitution.IMF calls for “ambitious” economic policy reforms in Russia The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for Russia’s GDP growth in 2014 to 3.25 percent from 3.8 percent. |
