Andy Serkis to receive Vanguard Award at CinemaConFebruary 26, 2014 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Andy Serkis will receive the Vanguard Award at this year’s CinemaCon, the National Association of Theater Owners’ annual convention, TheWrap said. The event will be held March 24-27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Serkis, who will next be seen in Fox’s “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” on July 11, is best known for his groundbreaking role as the Gollum in the “Lord of the Rings” movies. “Simply put, Andy Serkis is a genius in our magical world of the movies. When it comes to ‘performance capture’ he has no equal and has pioneered an art form that has changed the world of acting,” said Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon. “While he may in his own way be Hollywood’s best kept secret, legions of fans around the world have been captivated and mesmerized by Andy in having created such memorable characters as King Kong, Gollum and of course, Caesar in the ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise,” Neuhauser said. Serkis will receive his honor at the closing night gala on Thursday, March 27. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |