Roman Polanski: Lifetime Achievement Ceremony to Proceed

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The Zurich Film Festival, which runs until Oct. 4, has released the following statement following the arrest of the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Roman Polanski:
"The planned ‘A Tribute to …’ Award ceremony for film maker Roman Polanski will go ahead in his absence. Roman Polanski, one of the greatest film directors of our time would have received an award for his life’s achievement at the Zurich Film Festival. However, he was detained by the police upon his entry at Zurich Airport. His detention is linked to the demand by US-authorities to a warrant for his arrest in 1978.
"The festival directors have received this news with great consternation and shock. They have decided that the ‘A Tribute to … Roman [...]

by Andre Soares | September 27, 2009   
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