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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