Wim Wenders to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From German Film Academy
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The honor is a sign of solidarity from the Academy with the 80-year-old director, who was sharply criticized for his filmmakers “should stay out of politics” comments he made at this year's Berlinale.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The German Film Academy will honor director Wim Wenders with its lifetime achievement award, the Academy announced Tuesday. Wenders will be honored at the 76th German Film Awards in Berlin on May 29. Announcing the honor, Academy President Florian Gallenberger called the 80-year-old director of Paris, Texas , Wings of Desire , and Perfect Days , “an absolutely unique filmmaker has been an icon of world cinema for over five decades.” An iconic figure on the international arthouse scene, Wenders has won top honors at both the Cannes Film Festival (for Paris, Texas in 1984) and the Venice Film Festival (for T he State of Things (1982), and is a three-time Oscar nominee for documentaries Buena Vista Social Club (2000), Pina (2012), and The Salt of the Earth (2015). His 2023 feature Perfect Days , shot in Japan, was also Oscar nominated, for best international feature. Wenders received a lifetime achievement award from the European Film Academy in 2024. Related Stories TV 'Made in Chelsea' Stars Jamie Laing, Sophie Habboo Land Disney+ Reality Series 'Raising Chelsea' News Iran Air Strikes Hit House of Iranian Director Abbas Kiarostami A jury, appointed by the board of the German Academy, picked Wenders for the honor. Alongside Gallenberger, this year’s jury included actor Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, producer Ingo Fliess, casting director Nina Haun, directors Julia von Heinz and Andres Veiel, talent agent Mechthild Holter, and distributor Timm Oberwelland. The decision can be seen as a sign of solidarity by the German film industry for the iconic director, who came under fire at this year’s Berlin Film Festival this year for public comments that, as filmmakers “we have to stay out of politics.” The comments, made at a Berlinale press conference in res...
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