Pedro Almodóvar will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at this year’s Venice Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2019). The decision was agreed by the board of the Biennale…
The decision was agreed by the board of the Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, which confirmed the proposal made by the festival director Alberto Barbera.I am very excited and honoured with the gift of this Golden Lion. I have very good memories of the Venice Film Festival. My international debut took place there in 1983 with . It was the first time one of my films travelled out of Spain, it was my international baptism and a wonderful experience, as it was my return with in 1988.
Venice’s Barbera declared, “Almodóvar isn’t only the greatest and most influential Spanish director since Buñuel, he is a filmmaker who has offered us the most multifaceted, controversial, and provocative portraits of post-Franco Spain.
He continued, “Without forgetting that Almodóvar excels, above all, in painting incredibly original female portraits, thanks to an exceptional empathy which allows him to represent their power, emotional richness, and inevitable weaknesses with a rare and touching authenticity.” In 1986, Almodóvar founded production company El Deseo with his brother Agustín. Their first project was. Since then, they have produced all the films that Pedro has written and directed, they have also produced other young directors. In 1988, brought him international recognition. Since then, his films have opened all around the world. he won his first Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, he was also awarded as Best Director in Cannes Film Festival.
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