- Title: Triumphant Almodovar shows off Golden Lion career award to fans
- Date: 29th August 2019
- Summary: VENICE, ITALY (AUGUST 29, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODOVAR KISSING GOLDEN LION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PHOTOGRAPHERS ALMODOVAR HOLDING UP AWARD / PALAZZO DEL CINEMA VARIOUS OF ALMODOVAR HOLDING UP AWARD SURROUNDED BY MEDIA FANS WATCHING AND CHANTING VARIOUS OF ALMODOVAR WALKING OVER TO FANS AND HOLDING UP AWARD ALMODOVAR WALKING TO FANS TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS VARIOUS OF ALMODOVAR SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS ALMODOVAR HOLDING UP AWARD / CROWD CHEERING ALMODOVAR WAVING FAN TAKING PHOTO / ALMODOVAR WALKING AWAY / MORE OF FANS ALMODOVAR HOLDING AWARD AND WALKING BACK TOWARDS PALAZZO DEL CINEMA
- Embargoed: 12th September 2019 14:59
- Keywords: Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Pedro Almodovar lifetime achievement.
- Location: VENICE, ITALY
- City: VENICE, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA001AU9VC5P
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Pedro Almodovar showed off his Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award to excited fans and waiting media outside the Venice Lido's Palazzo del Cinema on Thursday (August 29).
The Venice Film Festival presented the Spanish director with the prize for a long and illustrious career.
The 69-year old Oscar winner, known for acclaimed films like "Talk to Her", "Volver" and most recently loosely autobiographical portrait "Pain and Glory", made his debut at the festival in 1983 with comedy drama "Dark Habits".
Almodovar, who has regularly worked with actors Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz, has won several awards for his movies, including a best original screenplay Oscar for drama "Talk To Her".
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