Todd Haynes To Receive Zurich’s A Tribute To… Award; Ethan Hawke Confirmed To Attend As Festival Unveils Full Line-Up
deadline.comTodd Haynes will be honored with the Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute To… Award at its upcoming 19th edition. The Swiss festival announced the honor as it unveiled its full line-up on Thursday.
The U.S. director will be presented with the honorary prize ahead of a screening of new film May December on October 3. “It’s a real honour to celebrate this master of American cinema.
Todd Haynes is renowned for his elegant mise-en-scène and his ability to get the best from his actors and actresses,” said ZFF Artistic Director Christian Jungen. “We also have a long-standing working relationship with Todd.
The outstanding drama May December featuring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman is the third film he has presented with us in the last ten years.” Previous recipients of the award include Paolo Sorrentino, Wim Wenders, Olivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Oliver Stone, Maïwenn and Luca Guadagnino.
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