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Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar to receive sixth Lumiere Award this year
NEW DELHI: Renowned Spanish filmmaker and script writer Pedro Almodovar is to receive the sixth Lumiere award at the Lumiere festival later this year.
The festival will be held in Lyon and Greater Lyon in France from 13 to 19 October.
The Lumiere award was created to celebrate a filmmaker in Lyon, the very place where the cinematograph was invented by Louis and Auguste Lumiere, and where they shot their first film, Workers Leaving the Factory, in 1895.
The Lumiere award is a distinction reflecting time, gratitude, and admiration for filmmakers who have filled the lives of millions of cinegors.
Awarded by Bertrand Tavernier, Thierry Fremaux and the Institute Lumiere team, Almodovar will receive the Lumiere Award ‘for his filmography, for his intense passion for the cinema that nourishes his work, for the generosity, exuberance, tolerance, and audacious vitality he brings to the screen, and finally, for the fundamental place he holds in the culture and history of both Spain and Europe.’
Winner of several Oscars and crowned with multiple awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Almodovar has made 19 feature films since the 1980s. Producing films with his brother Agustin through his own production company El Deseo (Desire) underlines an uncompromising independence, hailing from his debuts in the Madrilenian underground. From the awakening of Spanish culture during the Movida years to international renown, Pedro Almodovar has become one of the greatest and most celebrated Hispanic artists on the planet. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, High Heels, Live Flesh, All About My Mother, Volver, The Skin I Live In… So many of Pedro Almodovar’s films have touched, transported, and overwhelmed audiences the world over.
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Disney chair confident CEO Josh D’Amaro will ‘rise to the occasion’ in Trump–Kimmel row
Board backs new chief as ABC controversy tests leadership early on
NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Company has placed the responsibility of handling the escalating dispute between Donald Trump and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel squarely on its new chief executive, Josh D’Amaro.
Speaking at a business conference in Oslo, Disney chair James Gorman said it would be up to the CEO and his team to determine the company’s response to the controversy surrounding Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He noted that such challenges are not uncommon for large corporations and require careful handling at the leadership level.
The row intensified after both Donald Trump and Melania Trump publicly called for Kimmel’s dismissal following remarks made on his show. The comments, which referenced the First Lady, sparked backlash in the days leading up to a security incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Kimmel addressed the issue on-air, clarifying that his joke was intended as a reference to the couple’s age difference and not an incitement to violence. He also expressed sympathy for those affected by the incident and reiterated his stance against violent rhetoric.
Despite mounting pressure, Gorman refrained from offering specific guidance on the future of the show or the host. Instead, he voiced confidence in D’Amaro’s leadership, describing him as “world class” and capable of navigating the situation effectively.
The episode presents an early and high-profile test for D’Amaro, who stepped into the top role just last month. How Disney balances editorial independence, public sentiment and political pressure will likely shape not just the outcome of this controversy, but also the tone of its leadership in the months ahead.
