Berlin 2009: Maurice Jarre to Receive Honorary Golden Bear
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival’s Homage will be dedicated to Maurice Jarre, 84, who will receive the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement on February 12, 2009.
Among Jarre’s screen credits are the David Lean epics and sub-epics Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan’s Daughter, and A Passage to India, plus Les Yeux sans visage / Eyes Without a Face, The Collector, Grand Prix, The Tin Drum, and the Peter Weir-directed dramas Witness, Dead Poets Society, and Fearless.
From the Berlinale’s press release:
"Born in Lyon in 1924, Maurice Jarre began his musical career with studies in percussion and conducting at the Conservatoire de Paris. He became the musical director of the Théâtre National Populaire in 1950, and composed [...]
by Massimo David | December 18, 2008
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Berlin 2006: Andrzej Wajda, Ian McKellen to Receive Honorary Golden Bears
The 56th Berlin International Film Festival will present the 2006 Honorary Golden Bears to Polish director and screenwriter Andrzej Wajda (above, left) and British actor Ian McKellen (above, right).
Andrzej Wajda, one of Poland’s best-known filmmakers, has had several of his films in competition in Berlin, including Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania, Miss Nobody, and Holy Week. Among his forty or so features, most of which are highly politicized, are A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and Diamonds, Danton, Man of Marble, and Man of Iron. In 2000, Wajda was given an honorary Oscar for his career achievements.
Wajda will be handed the Honorary Golden Bear on February 15 at 8.30 pm in the Kino International. [...]
by Andre Soares | January 31, 2006
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Tags: Andrzej Wajda, Berlin 2006, Berlin Film Festival, Classic Movies, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Honorary Golden Bear, Ian McKellen
Berlin 2005: Im Kwon-taek, Fernando Fernán Gómez Receive Honorary Golden Bear
Korean director Im Kwon-taek, 69, described by Der Spiegel as the "godfather of Korean film," became the first Asian filmmaker to received the Honorary Golden Bear at a ceremony held yesterday, Feb. 12, at the 55th Berlin Film Festival.
Im shared the honor with Spanish (though born in Peru) actor-director-writer Fernando Fernán Gómez (right), 83, winner of six Spanish Film Academy Goya Awards (one of them as best actor for his tour de force in the title role of José Luis Garci’s 1998 drama The Grandfather) and two best actor Silver Bears at the Berlinale (for El Anacoreta / The Anchorite in 1977 and Stico in 1985).
Among the previous recipients of the Honorary Golden Bear [...]
by Andre Soares | February 13, 2005
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Tags: Berlin 2005, Berlin Film Festival, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Honorary Golden Bear, Im Kwon-taek
