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Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese Italian (born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker and actor, whose career spans more than 50 years. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. Scorsese's body of work explores such themes as Italian-American identity, Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption? faith, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards.
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Martin Scorsese, Steve McQueen and Christopher Nolan Pay Tribute as BFI Creative Director Heather Stewart Steps Down
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hollywoodreporter.comHeather Stewart, a hugely respected film British Film Institute veteran who has helped transform the BFI National Archive into a world-leading film preservation facility, is to step down from her current role as creative director after 30 years at the organization.
Stewart, who steps down in September, will take on a new ambassadorial and advisory position as BFI director emeritus, with a focus on strategic archive development and fundraising and will continue to work as a guest curator, speaker and writer. "I love the BFI, and I’m very proud of what we have achieved," said Stewart. "I inherited an incredible legacy to build on, and hope my successors will feel the same.
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