Ray Winstone will obtain an honorary Coronary heart of Sarajevo award on the 31st Sarajevo Movie Pageant.
“[Winstone] is an actor who has captivated audiences for 5 a long time together with his nice expertise and simple presence,” stated competition director Jovan Marjanovic. “With honesty and depth that resonate far past the display screen, he has given us many unforgettable characters.”
“The Sarajevo Movie Pageant continues to champion cinema that transcends spectacle, providing depth and that means,” stated Winstone.
Winstone made his movie breakout in Alan Clarke’s 1979 drama Scum as Carlin, a younger man headed to the borstal. The actor has since appeared in UK unbiased movies corresponding to Gary Oldman’s Nil By Mouth – successful the perfect actor Bifa and equal Bafta nomination – and Jonathan Glazer’s debut Horny Beast.
His many US credit embrace Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, and Chilly Mountain, Snow White & The Huntsman, Noah and Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Cranium.
Winstone will quickly be seen within the second season of Man Ritchie’s Netflix sequence The Gents, launching on the platform subsequent 12 months.
He joins Stellan Skarsgard as an honorary Coronary heart of Sarajevo recipient at this 12 months’s competition. The 31st Sarajevo Movie Pageant runs from August 15-22.