Just one day before she was set to receive the prestigious Honorary Golden Bear Award from the Berlin International Film Festival, Isabelle Huppert announced she can’t receive the award in person after testing positive for COVID-19.
The 68-year-old French actress tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris on Monday, with Berlinale confirming she won’t accept the award in person on Tuesday.
‘Unfortunately, today Isabelle Huppert has been tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and therefore she will not be able to attend the Berlin International Film Festival,’ read a statement from Berlinale.
Prestigious: Just one day before she was set to receive the prestigious Honorary Golden Bear Award from the Berlin International Film Festival, Isabelle Huppert announced she can’t receive the award in person after testing positive for COVID-19
Award: The 68-year-old French actress tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris on Monday, with Berlinale confirming she won’t accept the award in person on Tuesday
Still, Huppert said she, ‘doesn’t feel sick,’ according to Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian and they plan on holding the ceremony on Tuesday.
‘While informing the festival, she emphasized that she feels very dedicated to the Berlinale and wants to participate in any possible way also to support her latest film À Propos de Joan,’ the statement read.
Huppert will join in through a live videoconferencing link via Paris where she will accept the award, with a screening of A Propos de Joan to follow the ceremony.
Not sick: Still, Huppert said she, ‘doesn’t feel sick,’ according to Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian and they plan on holding the ceremony on Tuesday
While the award ceremony will go on as planned, her absence did lead to the cancelation of another event, Berlinale Homage: In Conversation with Isabelle Huppert.
Huppert has had seven films in competition at Berlinale throughout her celebrated career, starting with Jacques Doillon’s La vengeance d’une femme.
She was announced as the 2022 Honorary Golden Bear recipient in mid-December, joining other esteemed honorees such as Oliver Stone, Sophia Loren and the 2020 recipient, Helen Mirren.
Canceled: While the award ceremony will go on as planned, her absence did lead to the cancelation of another event, Berlinale Homage: In Conversation with Isabelle Huppert
‘We are proud to welcome Isabelle Huppert back to the festival,” said Berlinale directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian in a December statement.
‘The Honorary Golden Bear may seem like a natural progression in a career without equal, since Isabelle Huppert is one of the few artists recognised with acting awards at all major film festivals,’ the statement continued.
‘But Isabelle Huppert is more than a celebrated actor — she is an uncompromising artist who doesn’t hesitate to take risks and flout mainstream trends,’ they continued.
Proud: ‘We are proud to welcome Isabelle Huppert back to the festival,” said Berlinale directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian in a December statement
Celebrated: ‘But Isabelle Huppert is more than a celebrated actor — she is an uncompromising artist who doesn’t hesitate to take risks and flout mainstream trends,’ they continued
‘Awarding her our most prestigious prize is to accentuate cinema as an art form, independent and unconditional,’ they added.
‘We often see actors as tools in the hands of filmmakers, but Isabelle Huppert is a clear example that the dynamic can be a true exchange. Actors can be the true engine of creating not only emotions, but also concepts of cinema,’ the statement concluded.
Huppert will next be seen in Caravaggio’s Shadow and Mrs. Harris Goes to Parris, and she’s currently filming Sitting Duck.
Prize: ‘Awarding her our most prestigious prize is to accentuate cinema as an art form, independent and unconditional,’ they added
Coming soon: Huppert will next be seen in Caravaggio’s Shadow and Mrs. Harris Goes to Parris, and she’s currently filming Sitting Duck
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