The Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker attributed to Sylvester Stallone
Aug-14-2009
On September 12th, durino the 66th Venice International Film Festival, the american director, screenwriter and actor Sylvester Stallone will receive the “Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award”. The award, organized with the collaboration with Jaeger-LeCoultre, is dedicated to artists who have left their mark in contemporary cinema. Takeshi Kitano, Agnès Varda and Abbas Kiarostami are the artists that received it during the previously edition.
“Being honored at the Venice Film Festival – says Sylvester Stallone - is something I have always hoped would become a reality and now that it’s actually happened it’s been well worth the wait”.
The award ceremony will take place on September 12th during the closing ceremony of the Film Festival in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema.
On this occasion there will be a world-premiere screening of some sequences from the new film written by, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, "The Expendables". And at 11pm there will be also a screening of "Rambo – Director’s Cut".
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66° Venice International Film Festival
The 66th Venice International Film Festival, directed by Marco Müller, will take place from 2 to 12 September 2009. The award-winning director Ang Lee will chair the International Jury for the Competition.
When: From Sep-2-2009 To Sep-12-2009
Where: Palazzo del Cinema - Lido di Venezia
Where: Palazzo del Cinema - Lido di Venezia
The 66th Venice Film Festival kicks off on 2 September
Aug-28-2009
The 66th Venice Film Festival, directed by Marco Müller and organized by the Venice Biennale under the presidency of Paolo Baratta, will start on Wednesday 2 September 2009 with the opening ceremony hosted by the italian actress and producer Maria Grazia Cucinotta on the stage of Palazzo del Cinema.
The opening ceremony will be followed by the world premiere screening of Giuseppe Tornatore's Baarìa, in competition.
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