Filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski Receives French Cinema Award at French Culture Ministry
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski, who’s just wrapped filming of “Vie Privée” starring Jodie Foster in Paris, received the French Cinema Award at a jam-packed ceremony held in an ornate room of the Ministry of Culture on Jan.
16. The tribute, which is given by the film promotion body Unifrance, was introduced by Gaëtan Bruel, chief of staff of Rachida Dati, the minister of culture, as well as Unifrance president Gilles Pelisson and managing director Daniela Elstner.
Created in 2016, the French Cinema Award honors actors, filmmakers and producers who have contributed to making French cinema shine abroad.
Past recipients include actors Juliette Binoche, Virginie Efira and Melvil Poupaud, director Olivier Assayas and producers Aton Soumache and Dimitri Rassam, among others.
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