It will be presented to Anderson before the premiere of his new 40-minute feature film,
Anderson is the director of 11 films, ranging from 1996’s Bottle Rocket to his most recent Asteroid city
. He has previously adapted Dahl’s classic
Fantastic Mr Fox into an animated feature. Asteroid City
premiered in Competition at Cannes in May, with Anderson having previously competed for the Palme d’Or with 2021’s The French Dispatch and 2012’s Moonrise Kingdom.While he has never premiered a film at Venice, he has debuted four in Competition at Berlin including The Grand Budapest Hotel, which won the grand jury prize Silver Bear in 2014, and Isle Of Dogs, which won the best director Silver Bear in 2018.Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera said: “Wes Anderson is one of the few directors whose unique and unmistakable style can be recognized with just one frame… From the memorable and poignant soundtracks to the extravagant costumes that reflect the characters’ psyche, each detail and the composition of every single shot is painstakingly conceived and masterfully carried out.”Previous recipients of the Glory to the Filmmaker Award include Walter Hill, Ridley Scott, Abel Ferrara, Costa-Gavras and Zhang Yimou.Timm Kroger’s ‘The Theory Of Everything’ scores key early sales ahead of Venice Competition premiere (exclusive)
