Martin Scorsese to receive Japan’s Praemium Imperiale Arts AwardSeptember 15, 2016 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Martin Scorsese is to receive the prestigious Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award, handed out annually by the Japan Arts Association, Variety reports. American photographer Cindy Sherman, French sculptor Annette Messager, Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer, and Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha also The organization described Scorsese as “one of the most important filmmakers of his generation,” making “frequently gritty, violent movies that explore the dark side of American society.” It noted that his works also take on moral and religious issues including “faith, temptation, sin and atonement.” And it commended him for establishing The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of films. The $143,000 (JPY15 million) prize will be presented in Tokyo on Oct. 18 Scorsese’s latest film project, “Silence,” is based on the novel by the Japanese author Shusaku Endo, and will be released later this year in the U.S. and other territories. It is penciled in for release in Japan in 2017. “The Praemium Imperiale honors the greatest artists of our time,” said Hisashi Hieda, chairman of the Japan Art Association. “Their glorious creations remind us that art is a universal language, bridging geographic boundaries and enhancing all our lives.” Previous winners include Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, David Hockney, Ravi Shankar, Norman Foster and Frank Gehry. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |