EXCLUSIVE: Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve has been set to obtain a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Taormina Movie Competition in Sicily subsequent month. The Oscar nominee shall be honored throughout a gala night on the Teatro Antico, the place she’s going to current her most up-to-date movie, Spirit World, from director Erik Khoo.
The star of such movies as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, Belle de Jour, Le Dernier Métro, Indochine, Place Vendôme and 8 Girls, Deneuve is subsequent set to star in Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales.
Spirit World, which launched in France final yr, shall be distributed in Italy by Europictures starting June 26.
Taormina Inventive Director, Tiziana Rocca, commented: “It’s an immense honor to welcome Catherine Deneuve to the Taormina Movie Competition. Her presence is a present for our viewers and for cinema as an entire. Together with her grace and expertise, she has traversed the historical past of the seventh artwork, leaving an indelible imprint. Celebrating her profession and internet hosting Spirit World within the setting of the Teatro Antico represents a magical second on this version.”
Different luminaries from the world of cinema who shall be fêted throughout Taormina’s 71st version embody Martin Scorsese and Michael Douglas.
The worldwide jury shall be led by Oscar-winner Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, with panel help from British actor Rupert Everett, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and extra. Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff Ballerina will open Taormina with director Len Wiseman and actor Norman Reedus presenting. The competitors consists of Alex Garland’s Warfare.
The pageant runs from June 10-14 within the hilltop Sicilian city.
