French filmmaker Claire Denis has been named as the recipient of this year's Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award.
The director will receive the Bronze Horse award and meet the audience at a seminar after a screening of Bastards at the Stockholm Film Festival on November 7.
Announcing the award, the Jury said: ”Claire Denis refuses to close her eyes to the creative and destructive force unleashed by human weaknesses. A bold explorer of postcolonial Africa and the dark corners of modern society, who invites the audience to an exposed universe that is beautiful and raw. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award goes to a filmmaker who continues to seek what others turn away from, always fearless and with a rare eye for visual poetry”.
Denis made her feature debut in 1988 with Chocolat and followed up with a number of acclaimed films, such as Nénette and Boni (1996), Beau Travail (1999), 35 Shots of Rum (2008) and White Material. With more than 20 productions during 25 years, Claire Denis is now one of the leading directors in contemporary cinema and will be the first female director to receive the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award.
Previous recipients have included Jean-Luc Godard, Quentin Tarantino, David Cronenberg, David Lynch and Oliver Stone.
Read our interview with Denis about Bastards.
