George Lucas will be honoured with the Palme d'Or at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 25.
The Cannes Film Festival is approaching, which means new movies will be screened and filmmakers will be awarded for their creative works and contributions over the years. For this year바카라s edition, George Lucas is set to be awarded the honorary Palme d'Or next month, as confirmed by festival organizers. The acclaimed filmmaker will be celebrated during the closing ceremony of the 77th edition of the prestigious French film festival, scheduled for May 25th.
With this, Lucas joins an exclusive group to receive the honorary award. Notably, Harrison Ford was bestowed with this honour last year, and other esteemed individuals who have received this in recent years include Michael Douglas, Tom Cruise, Forest Whitaker, and Jodie Foster.
The festival announced that they are 바카라delighted to pay tribute to one of the greatest figures of contemporary cinema, a man with an extraordinary career, who brings together great entertainment and innovation, mythology and modernity and cinephilia and technology.바카라 While making the announcement, Cannes also praised the creator of 바카라Star Wars바카라 for his 바카라unflagging passion for technology바카라 which has led him to become 바카라one of the pioneers of the visual effects industry.바카라
George Lucas embarked on his feature filmmaking journey with 바카라THX-1138바카라 in 1971, a production overseen by Francis Ford Coppola. This was followed by 바카라American Graffiti바카라 two years later, featuring a young Harrison Ford, who then took on the iconic role of Han Solo in the iconic 바카라Star Wars: A New Hope바카라 released in 1977. Lucas바카라 contribution to the 12 바카라Star Wars바카라 films, four of which he directed himself, has solidified the franchise as one of the most beloved in the history of cinema. But not just the epic space saga, he바카라s also associated with creating the evergreen 바카라Indiana Jones바카라 franchise, in collaboration with his long-time friend and acclaimed filmmaker, Steven Spielberg.
바카라The Festival de Cannes has always held a special place in my heart,바카라 Lucas said in a statement, adding, 바카라I was surprised and elated when my first film, 바카라THX-1138,바카라 was selected to be shown in a new program for first time directors called the Directors바카라 Fortnight. Since then, I have returned to the festival on many occasions in a variety of capacities as a writer, director and producer. I am truly honoured by this special recognition, which means a great deal to me.바카라
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to take place from May 14-25, 2024.