Charlie’s Angels Star Lucy Liu will be honored with a career production prize at 78th Locarno Film Festival in August.
The Lakeside festival will also host the first international of Eric Lin’s Pinkwith a performance acclaimed by criticism by Liu.
The award ceremony and the projection will take place on the Piazza Grande of Locarno on August 14. The next day, Liu will participate in a conversation on stage on his career.
With a career extending over more than three decades, the actress and filmmaker played in films that have collectively brought back more than $ 3.7 billion worldwide, with credits that Kill Bill,, The Angels of Charlie,, Chicago,, Configure,, PresenceAnd Red.
Pink Stars Liu like a sick woman flowing against time to protect her son from her violent obsessions in a drama inspired by real events. Liu also serves as a producer.
Liu first broke out with her performance as a ambitious Chinese American Ling Woo Adocate Ally McBealwinning the Emmy and Sag appointments.
She has since become a pioneering force on television with her credits, including series such as Why women kill,, Elementary,, Attach your enthusiasm,, Star Wars: visionsAnd An entire man.
Beyond the game, Liu also made episodes of Marvel’s Luke Cage Elementary,, Why women killAnd Chinese born American (2023), while also receiving praise for his short documentary film Meena (2014), who discussed the trafficking of human beings.
As a producer, she defended projects like The fury of freedom And Clearand recently expressed and produces the Nominated VR experience at Emmy Emmy The Pirates Queen (2024), which develops in a graphic novel.
Liu has also only become the second American Asian woman in almost 60 years to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“Lucy Liu’s influence on cinema and television is immeasurable. A master’s degree in reinvention, she has always delivered powerful performances that challenge the status quo,” said Locarno artist, Giona A. Nazzaro.
“Of his role of escape in Ally McBeal to its unforgettable representation of O-Ren Ishii in Tarantino Kill Bill: Vol. 1Liu has forged a path that few can follow. His career extends over genres and mediums, action -produceds like The Angels of Charlie to poignant dramas like soderbergh PresenceEach role adding depth and complexity to its already impressive work.
“Liu also had a lasting impact on television, with out -of -competition performances in Why women kill,, ElementaryAnd others, solidifying its place as one of the most versatile actresses of its generation. As a producer, director and humanitarian, her influence extends beyond the game – whether it is her powerful documentaries as Meena or his innovative work on nominated Emmy The Pirates Queen VR experience. It is a real privilege of welcoming Lucy Liu to the Large piazza and present a project as intimate and transformer as Pink – A testimony of his constantly evolving artistic talent. Its intrepid choices and its revolutionary performances continue to inspire the public and redefine what it means to be an artist in the 21st century. »»
The 78th Locarno Film Festival takes place from August 6 to 16.
