Alexander Payne, whose newest movie “The Previous Guard” was nominated for 5 Oscars and received one, will obtain the Sarajevo Coronary heart of Honor Award on the thirtieth Sarajevo Movie Pageant in recognition of his “excellence within the artwork of cinema.” contribute”.
Penn may also be joined on the Aug. 16-23 competition by his longtime collaborator Jim Taylor, with whom he shared the 2005 Oscar-winning screenplay for Sideways prize.
Payne may also host grasp lessons, which might be “a possibility for movie lovers to be taught from him about filmmaking, directing, screenwriting and different key facets of his profession,” based on a press release from the competition.
Penn’s eight characteristic movies have been nominated for twenty-four Academy Awards, together with 4 for Greatest Image and three for Director. He has received the Tailored Screenplay Award twice and this 12 months received Greatest Supporting Actress for “Guardians.”
His movie credit additionally embrace Citizen Ruth (1996), Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013) and Downsizing” (2017).
Pageant Director Jovan Marjanović mentioned: “It feels becoming to award Alexander Payne the Honorary Coronary heart of Sarajevo, not solely due to his love for Sarajevo, but additionally as a result of on the middle of all his tales is a person with an enormous coronary heart. A director with an uncanny means to mix humor with poignancy, he left an indelible mark on modern cinema. His insightful storytelling and eager eye for human emotion proceed to encourage around the globe. filmmaker.
Payne first got here into contact with Sarajevo in 2005, when he confirmed his movie within the “Tribute” program of the eleventh Sarajevo Movie Pageant.
