Martin Scorsese He will receive the honorary Golden Bear on February 20 in recognition of his career in the Berlin International Film Festival.
This was confirmed by the directors of the Berlinale, Carlo Chatrian and Mariëtte Rissenbeekwho when announcing the news described the award-winning director as “an unmatched model for anyone who considers cinema as the art of shaping a story in a way that is both completely personal and universal,” according to portals from Hollywood.
The recognition for the filmmaker comes at a time when his latest production “The Moon Killers”starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Robert De Niro It enjoys unanimous acclaim from the public and critics.
Precisely, those responsible for the Berlin Film Festival considered this film one of the greatest achievements of the famous director.
The relationship between Scorsese and the Berlinale
A series of Scorsese films have been screened at the Berlinale, starting with “Wild bull”, which was screened out of competition in 1981; followed by “Cape Fear”which was screened in Competition in 1992; “New York gangs”which was shown out of competition in 2003 and returned for a retrospective screening in 2010.
His concert film Rolling Stones, “Shine a Light”opened the Berlinale in 2008, while “The sinister island”was screened out of competition in 2010.
Scorsese also presented his documentary “New York Review of Books”then untitled, as a work in progress in 2014 before its release on HBO as “The 50 Year Argument”.
Scorsese follows in the footsteps of the previous Golden Bears, Steven Spielbergwhich received the award last year, as well as Wim Wenders, Ken Loach, Isabelle Huppert and Helen Mirrento name just a few.
Source: Ambito
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