At the forthcoming edition of the Festival del film Locarno, American director Abel Ferrara will receive the Pardo d’onore Swisscom, the prize for career achievement awarded every year to a contemporary director for an outstanding body of work.
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The
award ceremony will take place on Friday August 5, at 9.30 pm on the Piazza
Grande, when Abel Ferrara will introduce, for the occasion, an exclusive
preview of extracts from his latest film, still in production, 4:44 Last Day on Earth, starring Willem
Dafoe and Shanyn Leigh and co-produced by Fabula, Funny Balloons and Wild
Bunch.
The following day, Saturday August 6, the Festival audience will have an
opportunity to attend a masterclass given by Abel Ferrara.
For this career award Locarno will screen a selection of the major films by this New York director, Ms. 45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant, (1992) and Mary (2005).
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