US EditionFrancis Ford Coppola to Fete Werner Herzog at Venice Film Festival
Werner Herzog receives the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, recognized as a visionary filmmaker who challenges cinematic boundaries, with events including his new documentary and masterclass.
- Francis Ford Coppola will deliver the laudatio speech honoring Werner Herzog at the Venice Film Festival on August 27, when Herzog will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
- Herzog will premiere his documentary 'Ghost Elephants' at Venice, focusing on a hidden herd of elephants in Angola's highlands, and will also hold a masterclass.
- Coppola's documentary 'Megadoc,' about his project 'Megalopolis,' will also screen at the festival, highlighting his creative process.
- Alberto Barbera, Venice Film Festival director, praised Herzog as a pioneer of New German Cinema, stating he tests the limits of film language and is a visionary humanist.
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Throughout his career, Werner Herzog has been drawn to the extreme – from the jungle to Antarctica. He is now being awarded a prize for his life's work, but there is no indication that he wants to stop creating.
Francis Ford Coppola To Speak In Praise Of Werner Herzog At Venice Opening Ceremony
Francis Ford Coppola will set down at the Venice Film Festival this week to give the Laudatio speech honoring Werner Herzog as the German Oscar-nominated documentarian is awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the opening ceremony on Wednesday. Both directors are also being celebrated in the program of the festival’s 82nd edition, running […]
Director Werner Herzog, accepting the award from the Venice Film Festival, said: "I have always tried to be a loyal soldier of cinema and this is like a medal for my work."
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