Charlie Kaufman, Writer of ‘Being John Malkovich’ and ‘Adaptation,’ to Be Honored by Sarajevo Film Festival
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Screenwriter and director Charlie Kaufman will receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, in recognition of his contribution to the art of filmmaking.
The festival will also hold an open-air screening of 2002’s “Adaptation,” which was written by Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze.
Jovan Marjanović, the festival’s director, said: “We are thrilled that, after 15 years, we are welcoming back to the [festival] one of the most significant, world-renowned screenwriters and directors, and honor him for his work and dedication to the art of filmmaking.
Charlie Kaufman is an extraordinary filmmaker whose films, though filled with biting humor, compel us to contemplate existential depths of the human experience.” Kaufman was previously a guest of the festival in 2008 when he presented his directorial debut “Synecdoche, New York.” Kaufman’s writing career began on the early ‘90s cult classic sitcom “Get a Life,” and he spent much the ‘90s working in comedy and sketch television before moving into film.
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