Female Filmmakers Speak Out Against San Sebastian Festival Award to Johnny Depp

Shane MacGowan and Johnny Depp clearly have a friendship for the ages. They constantly support one another through tough times and smooth sailing.

Johnny Depp and Ethan Hawke got a very warm welcome at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival!

Will Tizard ContributorDespite an apparent last-minute sense of concern by Karlovy Vary fest organizers over international press coverage of Johnny Depp and his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard over domestic abuse allegations, the rocker/actor/producer made his appearances without much fuss and introduced the docu he co-produced, “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan” to welcoming crowds on Friday.Depp’s other project at the Czech fest, the Japan-set thriller “Minamata,”

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMarion Cotillard, the Oscar-winning French actor whose latest film “Annette” won a prize at Cannes, will receive a Donostia Award at the 69th edition of the San Sebastian Festival during the opening ceremony on Sept. 17.

coronavirus pandemic.The 55th edition of the festival will honor Oscar-winning British actor Michael Caine for his outstanding contribution to world cinema at its start on Friday night.Caine won two Academy Awards for best supporting roles in “Hannah and Her Sisters” in 1987 and “The Cider House Rules” in 2000.He will also present “Best Sellers” (2021), a comedy in which he stars, at the festival.Organizers will also honor U.S.

the Times reported.

(UPDATED with statement from Depp lawyer) Johnny Depp may whine that Hollywood is boycotting him, but a Virginia judge just handed the Minamata star a big win in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard.

The Times, which is part of the same publishing group owned by Rupert Murdoch that also owns the tabloid The Sun, Depp called the last five years of dealing with the case “surreal” and referred to a Hollywood “boycott” of him.Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.

Johnny Depp, 58, is calling out Hollywood for their “boycott” against the Oscar-nominated actor. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Johnny spoke about how his acting career has taken a major hit ever since he lost a libel case against The Sun in Nov.

A Sunday Times interview with Johnny Depp featured a claim by the 58-year-old actor that he is being “boycotted by Hollywood.”

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Johnny Depp an honorary prize amidst accusations of domestic abuse.The San Sebastian Film Festival is due to award Depp the Donostia Award later this month.

The director of the San Sebastian Film Festival is standing by their decision to honour Johnny Depp at this year’s fest.

Naman Ramachandran The San Sebastian Film Festival has come out swinging against those who criticized if for bestowing its highest honor, the Donostia Award, to controversial actor Johnny Depp. Among the critics were a group of Spanish women filmmakers who said they were “very surprised” that Depp is receiving the award.

San Sebastian Film Festival has hit back at its critics after taking some flak this week for deciding to give its honorary Donostia Award to Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp will be receiving an award from the San Sebastian International Film Festival. The actor, who is best known for playing the dashing rogue Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, is due to receive the festival's most prestigious gong, the Donostia Award.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPaula Hernández’s “El Viento Que Arrasa,”Cristian Leighton’s “El Porvenir de la Mirada” and Johnny Ma’s “Chin-Gone” feature among 14 projects selected for San Sebastian’s 9th Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, the Spanish festival’s industry centerpiece.Many projects come with high-caliber Latin American arthouse backing.“El Viento Que Arrasa” was talked up by producer Hernán Musaluppi at Cannes; “El Porvenir de la Mirada” is associate

Johnny Depp a major award.The actor is set to receive the Donostia lifetime achievement award at the festival’s 69th edition next month, which is the event’s top prize.The president of Spain’s Association of Female Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media, Cristina Andreu, said she was “very surprised” by the decision made by the festival.“This speaks very badly of the festival and its leadership, and transmits a terrible message to the public: ‘It doesn’t matter if you are an abuser as long as you are

told the Associated Press.Andreu added that her organization, which works closely with the event, is “studying next steps” to take. Depp is expected to accept the prize in person on September 22 — his third live appearance during the festival in northern Spain, which lasts from September 17 to 25.In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter, San Sebastián’s festival director José Luis Rebordinos said “the role of a film festival is not to judge the conduct of members of the film industry.