Cinema: Benigni to get career Golden Lion in Venice
Heart full of joy and gratitude says Life Is Beautiful star
15 Aprile 2021
VENICE, APR 15 - Life Is Beautiful Oscar winner
Roberto Benigni will receive this year s career Golden Lion at
the Venice Film Festival, organisers said Thursday.
The honour to the director, actor, and screenwriter will be
awarded during the 78th Venice International Film Festival (1-11
September 2021).
The decision was made by the board of La Biennale di Venezia,
which embraced the proposal of the Festival s Director, Alberto
Barbera.
Roberto Benigni, in accepting, stated, My heart is full of joy
and gratitude. It is an immense honor to receive such an
Venice to Honor Roberto Benigni With Golden Lion for Career Achievement
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