Glory to the Filmmaker Award is an annual honorary prize organized by the Venice Film Festival in collaboration with Cartier, dedicated to personalities who have made a significant contribution to contemporary world cinema.
Among its winners are: Abbas Kiarostami, Agnès Varda, Al Pacino, Spike Lee, Ettore Scola, Costa-Gavras, Ridley Scott, and Claude Lelouch.
History Created during the 63rd edition, Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano was the first recipient, and the award's name was taken from his comedy film Glory to the Filmmaker! (2006) released during the festival. Between 2006 and 2020, the award was sponsored by Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre. Since 2021, the award is sponsored by French luxury conglomerate Cartier.
Recipients
2000s Year DirectorFilm presented 2006 Takeshi KitanoGlory to the Filmmaker! (監督·ばんざい!) 2007 Abbas KiarostamiShirin () 2008 Agnès VardaThe Beaches of Agnès (Les plages d'Agnès) 2009 Sylvester StalloneRambo - Director's Cut
2010s Year DirectorFilm presented 2010 Mani RatnamRaavan 2011 Al PacinoWilde Salomé 2012 Spike Lee Bad 25 2013 Ettore ScolaHow Strange to Be Named Federico (Che strano chiamarsi Federico) 2014 James FrancoThe Sound and the Fury 2015 Brian De Palma De Palma (directed by Noah Baumbach & Jake Paltrow) 2016 Amir NaderiMonte 2017 Stephen FrearsVictoria & Abdul 2018 Zhang YimouShadow (影) 2019 Costa-GavrasAdults in the Room (Ενήλικοι στην αίθουσα)
2020s Year DirectorFilm presented 2020 Abel FerraraSportin' Life 2021 Ridley ScottThe Last Duel 2022 Walter HillDead for a Dollar 2023Wes AndersonThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar2024Claude LelouchFinalement2025Julian SchnabelIn the Hand of Dante2026Luca GuadagninoJoie de vivre
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