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ITALIAN FILMMAKER PAOLO SORRENTINO WILL RECIEVE COLOGNE FILM PRIZE ON OCTOBER 1
WON OSCAR IN 2014 FOR THE GREAT BEAUTY
Italian Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (Source: Festival de Cannes - FDC LOB)
Italian Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino
(Source: Hitfix)
(Source: Hitfix)
Italian Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino will receive this year's Cologne Film Prize, a lifetime achievement honor handed out by the German city, on the closing night of the Cologne Conference on October 1, 2015.
The crowning achievements of his 2013/14 season were the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and the European Film Award for his tribute to Rome, "La Grande Bellezza."
His films always revolve around issues such as the repercussions of fame with "Cheyenne" and "This Must Be the Place", the mechanics of power with "Il Divo", and growing old with "Youth".
The crowning achievements of his 2013/14 season were the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and the European Film Award for his tribute to Rome, "La Grande Bellezza."
His films always revolve around issues such as the repercussions of fame with "Cheyenne" and "This Must Be the Place", the mechanics of power with "Il Divo", and growing old with "Youth".
Sponsored by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the City of Cologne, the Film Award Cologne honors one-of-a-kind filmmakers in recognition of their contributions to an enhanced language of film and media.
Previous winners of the Cologne Film Prize include David Lynch, Lars von Trier, Francois Ozon and the Dardenne brothers. The award comes with a $28,000 (€25,000) cash bursary.
Previous winners of the Cologne Film Prize include David Lynch, Lars von Trier, Francois Ozon and the Dardenne brothers. The award comes with a $28,000 (€25,000) cash bursary.
Award winners of the last years:
2014 Lars von Trier
2013 Harmony Korine
2012 François Ozon
2011 Tarsem Singh
2010 David Lynch
2009 Roman Polanski
2008 Jean-Pierre Dardenne und Luc Dardenne
2007 Paul Haggis
Explaination Photo cover :
Paolo Sorrentino at the Cannes Festival 2013, regarding his feature film "The Great Beauty" (La Grande Bellezza)
At the Press Conference, Paolo Sorrentino said : "I wanted to look at what's hidden behind the apparent impoverishment of our country"
2014 Lars von Trier
2013 Harmony Korine
2012 François Ozon
2011 Tarsem Singh
2010 David Lynch
2009 Roman Polanski
2008 Jean-Pierre Dardenne und Luc Dardenne
2007 Paul Haggis
Explaination Photo cover :
Paolo Sorrentino at the Cannes Festival 2013, regarding his feature film "The Great Beauty" (La Grande Bellezza)
At the Press Conference, Paolo Sorrentino said : "I wanted to look at what's hidden behind the apparent impoverishment of our country"
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