The European Film Academy is honoring German filmmaker Wim Wenders with the European Lifetime Achievement Award. Wenders, who has been nominated for three Oscars and a Grammy, is known for works such as the Road Movie trilogy (1974-1976), Paris, Texas (1984), and Wings of Desire (1987). “With this award, we celebrate Wim Wenders’ outstanding body …
Munich welcomed Kate Winslet like she was the queen of the world on Tuesday night when the Oscar-winning actress received a lifetime achievement award at the Munich International Film Festival. The crowd at Munich’s Deutsches Theater whooped and hollered as Winslet took to the stage to accept her award, and to introduce the European premiere …
Cate Blanchett will be honored at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival with a Tribute Award, while also participating in an In Conversation With… event. The Oscar winner will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award in Toronto on Sept. 8. Blanchett most recently starred in Canadian director Guy Maddin’s Rumors, which bowed at the Cannes Film …
Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt, the man behind R2-D2’s beeps, the lightsaber swoosh and Wall-E’s electronic warble, will be honored at this year’s Locarno Film Festival with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of cinema. A 12-time Oscar winner, and four-time winner — he received special …