Illumination Founder Chris Meledandri Receives Lifetime Honor From Pharrell Williams At Annecy Film Festival
deadline.comIllumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri was feted at the Annecy International Film Festival Wednesday morning with a “Golden Ticket” lifetime accreditation in a surprise session featuring Grammy-winning musician and Louis Vuitton designer Pharrell Williams.
Williams presented the honor to Meledandri, who had been attending Annecy with filmmaker Benjamin Renner to unveil footage of Illumination’s new feature film Migration, which hits theatres December 22 and stars Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjani and Elizabeth Banks.
The pic was written by Emmy-winner Mike White. Williams has been a frequent collaborator with Meledandri’s Illumination and earned his first Oscar nomination for his song Happy from the company’s Despicable Me sequel.
Meledandri has a long history at Annecy, debuting several films at the Festival, including Despicable Me, and The Secret Life of Pets.
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