Glory to the Filmmaker Award
Venice Film Festival award
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Glory to the Filmmaker Award is an annual honorary prize organized by the Venice Film Festival in collaboration with Cartier, dedicated to personalities who have made a significant contribution to contemporary world cinema.[1]
| Glory to the Filmmaker Award | |
|---|---|
2026 recipient: Luca Guadagnino | |
| Location | Venice |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Venice Film Festival and Cartier |
| First award | 2006 |
| Currently held by | Luca Guadagnino (2026) |
| Website | labiennale.org/cinema |
Among its winners are: Abbas Kiarostami, Agnès Varda, Al Pacino, Spike Lee, Ettore Scola, Costa-Gavras, Ridley Scott, and Claude Lelouch.
History
Created during the 63rd edition, Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano was the first recipient, and the award's name was taken from his comedy film Glory to the Filmmaker! (2006) released during the festival. Between 2006 and 2020, the award was sponsored by Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre. Since 2021, the award is sponsored by French luxury conglomerate Cartier.
Recipients
2000s
| Year | Director | Film presented |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Takeshi Kitano | Glory to the Filmmaker! (監督·ばんざい!) |
| 2007 | Abbas Kiarostami | Shirin (شیرین) |
| 2008 | Agnès Varda | The Beaches of Agnès (Les plages d'Agnès) |
| 2009 | Sylvester Stallone | Rambo - Director's Cut |
2010s
| Year | Director | Film presented |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mani Ratnam | Raavan[2] |
| 2011 | Al Pacino | Wilde Salomé |
| 2012 | Spike Lee | Bad 25 |
| 2013 | Ettore Scola | How Strange to Be Named Federico (Che strano chiamarsi Federico) |
| 2014 | James Franco | The Sound and the Fury |
| 2015 | Brian De Palma | De Palma (directed by Noah Baumbach & Jake Paltrow) |
| 2016 | Amir Naderi | Monte |
| 2017 | Stephen Frears | Victoria & Abdul |
| 2018 | Zhang Yimou | Shadow (影) |
| 2019 | Costa-Gavras | Adults in the Room (Ενήλικοι στην αίθουσα) |
