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Glory to the Filmmaker Award

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Glory to the Filmmaker Award
2026 recipient: Luca Guadagnino
LocationVenice
CountryItaly
Presented byVenice Film Festival and Cartier
First award2006
Currently held byLuca Guadagnino (2026)
Websitelabiennale.org/cinema

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]

Among its winners are: Abbas Kiarostami, Agnès Varda, Al Pacino, Spike Lee, Ettore Scola, Costa-Gavras, Ridley Scott, and Claude Lelouch.

History

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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

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2000s

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YearDirector 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

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YearDirector 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)

2020s

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YearDirector Film presented
2020 Abel Ferrara Sportin' Life
2021 Ridley Scott The Last Duel
2022 Walter Hill Dead for a Dollar
2023 Wes Anderson The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2024 Claude Lelouch Finalement
2025 Julian Schnabel In the Hand of Dante[3]
2026 Luca Guadagnino Joie de vivre[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Carnival of Venice, Portale di Venezia® – The 1930s". Carnival of Venice. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Award". BBC News.
  3. ↑ "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Julian Schnabel to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2025 award". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Biennale Cinema 2026 | Luca Guadagnino to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2026 Award". La Biennale di Venezia. 2026-08-07. Retrieved 2026-08-07.