The ICG Publicists (International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600) will honor celebrated filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 59th Annual ICG Publicists Awards ceremony, it was announced today by awards chairs Tim Menke and Sheryl Main. The epoch-making writer, director and producer will be celebrated in-person, on March 25, 2022, at the ICG Publicists Awards luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The annual ICG Publicists Awards pay tribute to excellence in publicity and promotion, still photography and journalism for motion pictures and television programs.
“Francis Ford Coppola has impacted nearly every facet of motion picture storytelling–from script to direction, from craft to tech—and it’s our honor to celebrate him on the fiftieth anniversary of The Godfather’s release. With that masterpiece, as with his entire body of work, Coppola has continuously recharged American movies and changed popular culture in ways that have stood the test of time,” said John Lindley, ICG national president.
An auteur and innovator in complete command of the medium, Coppola’s seminal works include The Conversation (1974), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather, Part Two (1974), and Apocalypse Now (1979). The Library of Congress selected all four titles for the National Film Registry and three of the four appear on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies best films list. Taken together Coppola’s films have garnered 14 Academy Awards, eight BAFTAs, and two Cannes Palmes d’Or, honoring the filmmaker as well as the actors, cinematographers, editors and other craftspeople with whom he has collaborated.
Past recipients of the ICG Publicists Lifetime Achievement Award include: Julie Andrews, Peter Bart, Warren Beatty, Carol Burnett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Sid Ganis, Don Mischer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Lily Tomlin, Betty White and Robert Zemeckis.
Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president
Richard Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw far reaching changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution's president. President Donald Trump announced the change on Friday after it was first reported by Axios. The president said Matt Floca, who manages the Kennedy Center's facilities operations, will succeed Grenell. The moves are expected to be finalized at a board meeting scheduled for Monday at the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to discuss plans that are not yet public. Grenell was a central player in Trump's push to dramatically overhaul the Kennedy Center following the Republican president's return to office. After mostly ignoring the center during his first term, Trump made it a focal point in his war against "woke" culture." He ousted the Kennedy Center's previous leadership and replaced it with a hand-picked board of trustees who voted to rename the facility the Trump Kennedy Center, a change scholars and lawmakers say must be initiated by Congress. More recently, Trump's name was physically added to the building's iconic facade. The fallout from the arts community was swift and intense, with prominent musicals, such as "Hamilton," canceling performances. Actor Issa Rae and author Louise Penny also withdrew from appearances while consultants such as musician Ben Folds and singer Renée Fleming resigned. Read More