{"id":3290,"date":"2026-07-06T20:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:34:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:34:59","slug":"george-clooney-to-get-the-lifetime-achievement-prize-from-venice-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3290","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney to get the lifetime achievement prize from Venice Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><p>George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he\u2019ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival\u2019s organizers said Monday that Clooney has been selected to receive the Golden Lion at the 83rd edition of the festival in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had so many extraordinary moments in Venice. This festival is without question my favorite and to be given the Golden Lion is a tremendous honor,\u201d Clooney said in a statement. \u201cIt also probably means I\u2019m old, but I\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The star has indeed had many memorable appearances in Venice, and at the festival, including with Steven Soderbergh\u2019s Elmore Leonard adaptation \u201cOut of Sight,\u201d in 1998, and his sophomore feature as a director, \u201cGood Night, and Good Luck,\u201d in 2005. Last year, he came with Noah Baumbach\u2019s \u201cJay Kelly,\u201d in which he plays a movie star experiencing an existential crisis in the lead-up to accepting a lifetime achievement award at an Italian film festival.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3286\">Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn his triple capacity as actor, director, and producer, George Clooney is a complete and charismatic artist, impassioned and original, who has transformed a deep vocation into one of the most luminous parabolas of contemporary film,\u201d festival director Alberto Barbera said in a statement. \u201cA perfect combination of the star glamour of days gone by, remarkable professionalism, and modern sensitivity, the actor has crossed the genres with rare versatility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Venice is also where Clooney exchanged vows with then Amal Alamuddin, in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The 83rd Venice Film Festival kicks off on Sept. 2 and runs through Sept. 12.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3284\">Trump pardons former Abramoff partner, 9 people convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3288\">White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can\u2019t be trusted<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he\u2019ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival\u2019s organizers said Monday that Clooney has been selected to receive the Golden Lion at the 83rd edition of the festival in September. \u201cI\u2019ve had so many extraordinary moments in Venice. 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