Oscar-nominated Irish actor Colin Farrell can be honored with the Zurich Movie Competition’s Golden Icon Award at its upcoming version, working from September 25 to October 5.
The award acknowledges the actor’s efficiency in Edward Berger’s psychological thriller Ballad Of A Small Participant in addition to his general profession.
Farrell can be introduced with the award on September 27 forward of a gala premiere for the upcoming movie, which may also be attended by Swiss director and Oscar winner Berger. The next day Farrell will give a masterclass on his profession.
The Irish born actor is internationally famend for movies akin to Miami Vice, Minority Report, In Bruges, The Batman, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and The Banshees of Inisherin.
He follows within the wake of a protracted line of illustrious Golden Icon Award recipients who additionally embrace Kate Winslet, Jessica Chastain, Hugh Jackman, Cate Blanchett and Hugh Grant.
Ballad of a Small Participant marks the third consecutive movie from Berger to be showcased at Zurich following All Quiet on the Western Entrance and Conclave. Berger additionally obtained the celebrated A Tribute to… Award on the 2024 version of the competition.
His new movie is tailored from the 2014 novel by Lawrence Osborne and is about in Macau. It tells the story of a high-stakes gambler whose previous and money owed begin to meet up with him, however while laying low in Macau he encounters a kindred spirit who may simply maintain the important thing to his salvation.
“Colin Farrell is among the most passionate and charismatic character actors in auteur cinema,” says Competition Director Christian Jungen.
“He’s simply as convincing as a villain as he’s a romantic lead, or in complicated roles that fall someplace in between, like in Edward Berger’s irresistible tragicomedy Ballad of a Small Player, the place Colin captivates us as a roguish gambler and makes us root for his character.
“Colin Farrell has already labored with many nice filmmakers, however beneath Edward Berger’s path, he actually reaches new heights. He carries the movie from starting to finish and takes us on an emotional curler coaster that makes us chuckle, cry, and marvel. For this excellent efficiency, which may earn him one other Oscar nomination, and for his invaluable contribution to auteur cinema, we’re honoring Colin Farrell with the Golden Icon Award.”
Farrell welcomed the information of the consideration and stated he was wanting ahead to the chance to go to Zurich for the primary time.
“I’d wish to thank Zurich Movie Competition for inviting Ballad of a Small Participant to the competition, and for honoring me with the Golden Icon Award,” he stated.
It’ll be my first time visiting the attractive metropolis of Zurich and I’m past excited to stroll its streets, drink its espresso and transfer amongst its folks. It’s each beneficiant and humbling to have my years of constructing movie acknowledged by such a storied competition, one which champions movie from all corners of the globe. It is going to be an absolute pleasure to go to later this 12 months and we’re thrilled to be bringing Ballad of a Small Participant to audiences there,” he continued.
Farrell was seen not too long ago in HBO’s The Penguin, reprising his acclaimed function as Ozwald Cobblepot.
He gained a string of awards for the efficiency together with a Golden Globe for Greatest Actor in a Restricted Collection, a Display Actors Guild Award, and a Critics Selection Award. He’s at present capturing season 2 of the Apple TV+ collection Sugar, returning as personal detective John Sugar.
