Actor Ewan McGregor to be honored at San Sebastian film festival August 28, 2012 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scottish actor Ewan McGregor will be honored with an award in tribute to his career at the San Sebastian film festival in Spain next month, festival organizers said Tuesday, Aug 28, according to AFP. The 41-year-old "Star Wars" star will receive the festival's Donostia Award, "awarded to a great film personality in recognition for their work and career", at a ceremony on September 27, they said in a statement. "Often hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation, Ewan McGregor consistently captivates audiences with a diverse line-up of roles across a multitude of genres, styles and scope," the statement said. "McGregor's career has been highlighted by a continuous string of bold and daring performances, from his breakthrough role as the heroin-addicted Mark Renton in Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, to the legendary Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars saga, to starring opposite Nicole Kidman in the musical Moulin Rouge." The actor's latest film "The Impossible", a drama based on a true story of a family's fight to survive during the 2004 tsunami, will have its European premiere at the festival after the ceremony to award McGregor the prize. U.S. actress Glenn Close won the Donostia Award last year. Previous recipients of the prize include Julia Roberts, Ian McKellen, Richard Gere and Woody Allen. The 60th edition of the San Sebastian film festival, the oldest and most prestigious event of its kind in the Spanish speaking world, will take place between September 21 and 29. Partner news  Top stories Manzarek formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties.   Partner news |  Latest news Libya's interior minister submits resignation, sources say  Awash with weapons in private hands, armed attacks have increased in the last few weeks, especially on police stations in Benghazi.Human Rights Watch: more Afghan women imprisoned for "moral crimes" Human Rights Watch says many are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence.Ex-leader Rafsanjani barred from Iran presidential vote – news agency If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives.Cuba lifts ban on energy-sucking appliances’ imports 8 years ago, an energy crisis prompted then-President Fidel Castro to launch the so-called Energy Revolution, seeking to lower consumption. |
