Isabelle Huppert to Receive Lumière Award at Thierry Fremaux’s Festival
variety.comLise Pedersen Beloved French actor Isabelle Huppert will receive the Lumière Award in the city of Lyon in October. Created by Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux, the Lumière Film Festival celebrates classic and contemporary cinema each fall.
The Lumière Award honors a leading figure in the world of cinema and their entire body of work. Huppert succeeds German director Wim Wenders who was awarded the prize in 2023.
Former recipients include Tim Burton, Jane Campion, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Ken Loach, Catherine Deneuve, Jane Fonda, Pedro Almodóvar, Miloš Forman, the Dardenne brothers and Wong Kar-wai, among others. “It’s a great honor for me to receive the Lumière Award.
It’s a magnificent prize, and so is its festival. It’s an award that bears the name of the inventors of cinema! Receiving it fills me with joy and pride,” said Huppert.
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