US actor Jessica Chastain to receive Golden Icon Award
One of the highlights of the Zurich Film Festival is the presentation of the Golden Icon Award.
This year, American Oscar winner Jessica Chastain will receive the award as a tribute to her acting career.
On October 1, Jessica Chastain will present her new film, the romantic drama “Memory”, together with director Michel Franco and her actor colleague Peter Sarsgaard, the festival announced on Wednesday.
Then she will also be presented with the Golden Icon Award, an award given to personalities who have had a lasting impact on cinema through their acting achievements.
Over the course of her career, Chastain has worked with directing greats such as Christopher Nolan, Terrence Malick, Kathryn Bigelow, Aaron Sorkin and Guillermo del Toro.
She is one of the “outstanding actresses of her generation,” says Christian Jungs, Artistic Director of the festival in the statement. Chastain knows how to give her characters depth, he added.
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