EXCLUSIVE: Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve has been set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily next month. The Oscar nominee will be honored during a gala evening at the Teatro Antico, where she will present her most recent film, Spirit World, from director Erik Khoo.
The star of such films as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, Belle de Jour, Le Dernier Métro, Indochine, Place Vendôme and 8 Women, Deneuve is next set to star in Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales.
Spirit World, which released in France last year, will be distributed in Italy by Europictures beginning June 26.
Taormina Artistic Director, Tiziana Rocca, commented: “It is an immense honor to welcome Catherine Deneuve to the Taormina Film Festival. Her presence is a gift for our audience and for cinema as a whole. With her grace and talent, she has traversed the history of the seventh art, leaving an indelible imprint. Celebrating her career and hosting Spirit World in the setting of the Teatro Antico represents a magical moment in this edition.”
Other luminaries from the world of cinema who will be fêted during Taormina’s 71st edition include Martin Scorsese and Michael Douglas.
The international jury will be led by Oscar-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph, with panel support from British actor Rupert Everett, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and more. Lionsgate’s John Wick spinoff Ballerina will open Taormina with director Len Wiseman and actor Norman Reedus presenting. The competition includes Alex Garland’s Warfare.
The festival runs from June 10-14 in the hilltop Sicilian town.
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