Robert Bresson Prize
Encyclopedia
The Robert Bresson Prize is a recognition offered during the Venice Film Festival
to the director who, according to the Pontifical Council of Culture and of Social Communications of the Vatican
: “Has given a testimony, significant for sincerity and intensity, of the difficult passage in search of spiritual meaning in our lives”.
In 2010, on the occasion of the 11th edition of the Prize, a special piece of art has been realized. The title of the work is “HOPE” and was made by the artist Andrea Cagnetti - Akelo
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Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
to the director who, according to the Pontifical Council of Culture and of Social Communications of the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
: “Has given a testimony, significant for sincerity and intensity, of the difficult passage in search of spiritual meaning in our lives”.
In 2010, on the occasion of the 11th edition of the Prize, a special piece of art has been realized. The title of the work is “HOPE” and was made by the artist Andrea Cagnetti - Akelo
Andrea Cagnetti - Akelo
Andrea Cagnetti, also known in the artistic world as Akelo is an Italian goldsmith, designer, and sculptor...
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Previous Editions
- 2000 - Giuseppe TornatoreGiuseppe Tornatore-Life and career:Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo.He worked initially as a freelance photographer...
- 2001 - Manoel de OliveiraManoel de OliveiraManoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
- 2002 - Theo AngelopoulosTheo AngelopoulosTheodoros Angelopoulos is a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer.-Life:Angelopoulos studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, but after his military service went to Paris to attend the Sorbonne. He soon dropped out to study film at the IDHEC before returning...
- 2003 - Krzysztof ZanussiKrzysztof ZanussiKrzysztof Zanussi, is a Polish producer and film director.He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop...
- 2004 - Wim WendersWim WendersErnst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
- 2005 - Jerzy StuhrJerzy StuhrJerzy Stuhr is one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish actors. He also works as a screenwriter, film director and drama professor...
- 2006 - Zhang YuanZhang YuanZhang Yuan is a Chinese film director who has been described by film scholars as a pioneering member of China's Sixth Generation of filmmakers...
- 2007 - Aleksandr Nikolaevič Sokurov
- 2008 - Daniel BurmanDaniel BurmanDaniel Burman is a film director, screenplay writer, and producer.According to film critic Joel Poblete, who writes for Mabuse, a cinema magazine, Daniel Burman is one of the members of the so-called "New Argentina Cinema" which began c...
- 2009 - Walter SallesWalter SallesWalter Moreira Salles, Jr. is a Brazilian filmmaker and film producer of international prominence.-Life and career:Salles was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of Elizinha Goncalves and Walter Moreira Salles, a Brazilian banker and ambassador, and the brother of João Moreira Salles, also a...
- 2010 - Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- 2011 - Jean-Pierre e Luc Dardenne