[1]BRITISH FILMMAKER Danny Boyle will be honoured with the BFI fellowship, the highest accolade that the British Film Institute bestows, during the London Film Festival in October.
Boyle, who will direct the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012, led his last film Slumdog Millionaire to sweep Oscar, Golden Globe and Bafta awards. Boyle’s latest feature film 127 Hours will close this year’s festival.
“A significant helping of humility is called for in the face of this honour and that is not difficult considering those awarded it before. I am shocked, flattered and delighted to receive the fellowship on behalf of everyone who has helped me make the films, the successful ones and the not so successful ones, and on behalf of all runts in every litter,” Boyle said on receiving the news. In 2009, British actor John Hurt and Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé were awarded BFI fellowships for their significant achievements in the fields of acting and directing. Indian director Shekhar Kapur is on the jury along with Gabriel Byrne, Sandy Powell and Patricia Clarkson to choose the best film this year. Boyle’s 127 Hours, Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Archipelago, Black Swan, How I Ended This Summer, The King’s Speech, Meek’s Cutoff, Never Let Me Go, The Sleeping Beauty, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, and Of Gods and Men are on the shortlist for the best film.
British director Kim Longinotto has made it to the Grierson Award shortlist for her documentary Saris in India which features the Gulabi Gang, the famous vigilante group in UP fighting repression of women.
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