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SARAJEVO, August 19 (FENA) - French actress Isabelle Huppert received Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for her exceptional contribution to the art of film at a ceremony in National Theater last night at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.
She said that this festival is much more than just a festival, for her SFF is a celebration of what Sarajevo is, its life and creativity.
“Sarajevo is the center of Europe, and you have to worry about Europe especially lately. It is a great honor for me to be here because Sarajevo is the embodiment of the idea of cosmopolitanism,” Huppert said during her speech.
Isabelle Huppert is a legendary screen and stage actress. Over the course of her five-decade career she collaborated with celebrated directors such as Michael Haneke, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Otto Preminger, Bertrand Tavernier, Bertrand Blier, Claire Denis and Paul Verhoeven. She won critical and popular acclaim for memorable roles in films THE PIANO TEACHER, WHITE MATERIAL, ELLE, GRETA and many others.
Awards that Isabelle Huppert won include: BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer for her work in THE LACEMAKER, two Venice Film Festival Best Actress Awards for STORY OF WOMEN and THE CEREMONY, Venice Film Festival’s Special Jury Lion d’Or for GABRIELLE and for her entire body of work; two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards for VIOLETTE and THE PIANO TEACHER; in France she received the César Best Actress Award for THE CEREMONY and ELLE – for which she also received a Gotham, Golden Globe and Spirit Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She received a Molière Award for her career and the prestigious “XVI Prix Europe pour le Théâtre” in Rome.
Isabelle Huppert is an Officer of the National Order of Merit of the Legion of Honor, and an Officer of the National Order of Merit and Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters. She was the President of the Jury for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.
She also hosted a special "Masterclass" yesterday, and audience could watch her in the movie "Frankie" by American director Irae Sachs, where Huppert plays the leading role.
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