THIRUVANTHAPURAM : World renowned Czech film director Jiri Menzel will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), Chalachitra Academy said in a release.
Menzel, a member of the Czech New Wave, is also a well known theatre director, actor and screenwriter.
His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. He received International acclaim in 1967 with his very first feature film “Closely Watched Trains”, when it won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Menzel’s controversial film “Larks on a String” was filmed in 1969, but was initially banned by the Czechoslovakian government.
It was finally released in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime.
The film went on to win the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.
Some of his films are “My Sweet Little Village”, “Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin” and “Don Juan”.
IFFK will be held here from December 9-16. (AGENCIES)
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