Asia Argento to Receive Locarno Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
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The Locarno Film Festival will honor Italian actress, filmmaker, and musician Asia Argento with its lifetime achievement award during its 79th edition in August. Argento will receive the award on Aug. 13 at the festival’s outdoor Piazza Grande venue, where she will also present her most recent film, Jorge Thielen Armand’s “Death Has No Master.” The festival, which runs Aug. 5-15, recognized Argento for her extensive body of work spanning genre films, auteur cinema, and self-directed projects. Argento, daughter of horror director Dario Argento, made her onscreen debut as a child in Lamberto Bava’s “Demons 2” (1986) and has since collaborated with directors including Patrice Chéreau, Abel Ferrara, Gus Van Sant, George A. Romero, Sofia Coppola, and others. She has also directed several films, including “Scarlet Diva” (2000), “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things” (2004), and “Misunderstood” (2014). Locarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro described her as an artist who has consistently challenged herself and taken personal risks.
What’s verified
Asia Argento will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Locarno Film Festival on Aug. 13 at the Piazza Grande venue.
She will also present the film “Death Has No Master” (Spanish title “La Muerte No Tiene Dueño”) by director Jorge Thielen Armand.
Argento is the daughter of director Dario Argento and made her onscreen debut in Lamberto Bava’s “Demons 2” (1986).
She has collaborated with numerous directors, including Patrice Chéreau, Abel Ferrara, Gus Van Sant, George A. Romero, Sofia Coppola, and Olivier Assayas.
Her directing credits include “Scarlet Diva” (2000), “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things” (2004), and “Misunderstood” (2014).
Locarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro said Argento is “an artist who has always managed to reimagine what it means to make films, constantly challenging herself and taking personal risks.”
The 79th Locarno Film Festival will take place Aug. 5-15.
Not yet confirmed
One source reported that Argento has won two David di Donatello awards for best actress, for “Perdiamoci di vista” (1994) and “Traveling Companion” (1996). This claim appears in only one source.
One source reported that director Darren Aronofsky will also receive an honorary award (the Honorary Leopard) at this year’s festival. This claim appears in only one source.
Key figures
Asia Argento – Italian actress, filmmaker, musician; award recipient
Dario Argento – Italian director; Asia Argento’s father
Jorge Thielen Armand – director of “Death Has No Master”
Giona A. Nazzaro – artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival
Lamberto Bava – director of “Demons 2” (1986)
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter
