George Clooney to be honored at France’s Cesar AwardsFebruary 3, 2017 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - George Clooney will be feted at the 42nd edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, with an honorary prize, Variety reports. The award will be given to Clooney during a ceremony which will gather the bulk of the French film industry and will be held in Paris on Feb. 24. “The most charismatic actor of his generation, George Clooney embodies the Hollywood glamour that big cinema stars have. His charm, sense of humor, personality and engagement are at the heart of our perpetual and eternal admiration,” said France’s Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema. Clooney, whose next directorial effort, “Suburbicon,” will be released this year, was in France last May for the world premiere of “Money Monster” at the Cannes Film Festival. Clooney succeeds Michael Douglas, last year’s recipient of the honorary Cesar Award. Previous honorees have included Meryl Streep, Sean Penn and Roman Polanski. The Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema recently made headlines after naming Polanski president of the upcoming Cesar Awards. The decision sparked protests from feminist organizations, leading Polanski to withdraw from the presidency, a largely ceremonial role. He has not yet been replaced. Paul Verhoeven’s “Elle,” with Oscar-nominated Isabelle Huppert, and Francois Ozon’s period drama “Frantz” lead the Cesar Awards nominations, with 11 each. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |