Antonio Banderas to receive Spain’s honorary Goya AwardOctober 21, 2014 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Spanish Film Academy announced that it will honor Antonio Banderas with an honorary Goya Award for it what it called a “stellar career on both sides of the Atlantic.” The presentation will take place next February at Spain’s premiere film gala in Madrid, The Hollywood Reporter said. The academy’s board of directors unanimously voted to award the Spanish star the honor for having “developed a versatile trajectory as an actor, have shown his own point of view as a director and having immersed himself in the role of producer to support national values.” Calling him a hometown-Malaga boy “without borders,” the academy said it applauded his career punctuated by “risks and commitment.” Banderas, who reached stardom in some of the most emblematic roles in Pedro Almodovar’s earlier works like Tie Me Up, Tie me Down, Labyrinth of Passion, Matador, Law of Desire and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The Spanish actor has also forged a successful career in Hollywood with films like Zorro, Shrek, Philadelphia, Desperados and Interview with a Vampire. Banderas, who has directed Crazy in Alabama and Summer Rain, recently returned to Spain with his latest Spanish project, the apocalyptic science fiction Automata, which he presented at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Banderas is presently filming Hugh Hudson’s The Master of Altamira alongside Rupert Everett and Golshifteh Farahani for production house Morena Films with Atresmedia. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |