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For the third year, Jaeger-LeCoultre presented its Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 22nd LA Film Festival.
The luxury Swiss timepiece maker paid tribute to a filmmaker who has brought great innovation to contemporary cinema: multi award-winning French cinematographer and artist Maryse Alberti, whose work is lauded for its technical elegance, grit and beauty. Alberti is currently lensing Collateral Beauty, which stars Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and Edward Norton. Last year, she shot M. Night Shyamalan’s film The Visit; followed by Lionsgate’s Freeheld, starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page and Steve Carell, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival; and Ryan Coogler’s Rocky re-boot Creed starring Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan.
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Alberti was honored at the Film Festival’s Women Behind the Lens Brunch on June 4. Previous recipients of the Glory to the Filmmaker Award included filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko and producer Gale Anne Hurd.
A panel discussion moderated by cinematographer Patti Lee followed the event, which included the likes of esteemed cinematographers such as Joan Churchill, Amy Vincent, Tami Reiker and Mandy Walker alongside honoree Alberti.
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As the principal sponsor of the festival, Jaeger-LeCoultre kicked off the celebrations on June 1 with the opening night and world premiere of Ricardo de Montreuil’s Lowriders. “We are thrilled to open with Lowriders, a culturally vibrant film that explores familial relationships within a second-generation Mexican family in East LA. Made by filmmakers of color, Lowriders embodies our mission of shining the light on unique voices” LA Film Festival Director Stephanie Allain said. The film, produced by Academy Award winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, 8 Mile, American Gangster) and Oscar nominee and Emmy Award winner Jason Blum (Whiplash, The Gift, HBO’s The Normal Heart), stars Eva Longoria, Demián Bichir, Melissa Benoist, Theo Rossi, Tony Revolori and Gabriel Chavarria.
The 2016 LA Film Festival, which has its headquarters at the ArcLight Culver City, includes a diverse slate of 56 feature films, 58 short films and 13 short episodic works representing 28 countries. This year’s Guest Director is Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed) and the Spirit of Independence Award Recipient is Ava DuVernay (Selma, Middle of Nowhere). Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto starring Gael García Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Alondra Hildalgo and Diego Cataño, will close the 22nd edition of the Festival on June 9th.
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