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Your support makes all the difference.This autumn, a series of premier film festivals around the world will take place in September, from Venice to Toronto to New York with an impressive lineup of films. Also in September a series of smaller fests occur with top-flight guests of honor, attracting attendees.
The tributes include directors, writers and actors at the following events:
The 34th Montreal World Film Festival, August 26-September 6, in Quebec, Canada will host French actor Gérard Depardieu, who will give a master class on cinema. His perspective includes working with directors such as Claude Chabrol, Peter Handke, Barbet Schroeder, Ridley Scott, François Truffaut, Andrzej Wajda, and Peter Weir.
http://www.ffm-montreal.org
The 37th Telluride Film Festival, presented by the US's National Film Preserve, announced the Guest Director will be author Michael Ondaatje. Best-known for his novel The English Patient, he has made documentaries and edited the book The Conversations: Walter Murch & the Art of Editing Film. He will present a selection of hand-picked films at the Colorado festival, September 3-6.
The film program at Telluride is not revealed until attendees arrive. In the past, screenings have included Juno, The Lives of Others, Brokeback Mountain and Blue Velvet. Also a surprise will be three honorees. They have previously included Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Penelope Cruz.
http://www.telluridefilmfestival.org
The 58th San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, September 17-25, announced that it would pay tribute to Julia Roberts for her career of films, from Pretty Woman and her Oscar-winning performance in Erin Brockovich to Eat Pray Love, co-starring Javier Bardem, released last weekend in the US. http://www.sansebastianfestival.com
The 6th Zurich Film Festival, September 23-October 3, will present its Golden Eye Award to director Milos Forman, who will also conduct a master class at the fest. The tribute to the 78-year-old filmmaker honors his body of work, such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and Valmont.
http://www.zurichfilmfestival.org
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