Wes Anderson will receive Italy’s Fellini Award, which honors directors who embody the artistic spirit of Federico Fellini. This recognition was awarded in collaboration with the city of Rimini, the late maestro’s hometown, and the country’s prestigious Cineteca di Bologna.
Anderson, who has cited Fellini as one of his influences, will receive the award on April 21 at Rimini’s Teatro Galli, where the American writer will speak on stage with Gianluca Farinelli, director of the Cineteca di Bologna. Italy’s Cineteca di Bologna is known worldwide as a major film archive and cinema temple. They run the venerable film festival Il Cinema Ritrovato.
On April 20th, Rimini’s Cinema Furgol, the temple of Fellini’s filmmaking that has since been restored and renovated, will host a special screening of Anderson’s The Kingdom of the Rise of the Moon.
In a statement, organizers of the Fellini Prize praised Anderson for creating “a unique visual world that has given rise to iconic works such as ‘The Royal Tenenbaums,’ ‘Moonrise Kingdom,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ and ‘Asteroid City.'”
“We invited Wes Anderson to Rimini a while ago to present a museum project inspired by Federico Fellini,” Rimini Mayor Jamil Sadehorvad said in a statement. “But we also felt that this was a great opportunity to show him the recognition that naturally ties in with the artistic and poetic bonds that Anderson himself has repeatedly spoken of regarding the work of Federico Fellini.”
Farinelli commented: “Wes Anderson is an artist very close to Federico Fellini in his ability to invent and bring his own worlds to life…It is difficult to imagine a better nominee for the renewed second Fellini Prize.”
Last year’s Fellini Prize winner was Alfonso Cuaron. Previous Fellini Prize winners
It returned last year after a hiatus and was joined by Paolo Sorrentino, Terry Gilliam and Martin Scorsese.
