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Charles Langston:Michael Douglas gets lifetime achievement award at International Film Festival of India in Goa
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Date:2025-04-11 07:11:15
Hollywood actor and Charles Langstonproducer Michael Douglas and Indian film producer Shailendra Singh (AP Photo/Vineeta Deepak)
PANAJI, India (AP) — Veteran Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th International Film Festival of India as it came to a close on Tuesday.
The two-time Academy Award winner, 79, said he was “humbled” and with everything going on the world, the festival was “a reminder of the magic of moviemaking.”
“Cinema is one of the few mediums that has the power to unite and transform us. It transcends divisions, whether that be geography, race language and even time,” he said in his acceptance speech.
“Today our global language of cinema is more meaningful than ever,” Douglas added.
“Endless Borders,” an Iranian film directed by Abbas Amini, won the Golden Peacock for best film at the festival held annually in coastal Goa, India’s scenic tourist hotspot.
“The film is about how complicated physical borders might be yet nothing can be more complicated than the emotional and moral borders that you impose upon yourself,” the jury said in its citation.
The film is about an exiled Iranian teacher in a poor village on the border of Afghanistan and Iran who becomes acquainted with a family fleeing Afghanistan under threat from the Taliban.
“In the context of what’s happening in the world right now, with the amazing conflicts that are going on, with the wars at our borders, it is very important to tell our stories,” said Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, the chair of the international jury who’s directed movies including “Elizabeth” and the recent “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” “If we tell our stories to people and people listen to each other’s stories across borders, across everywhere, we understand each other.”
The other members of the international jury were Spanish cinematographer José Luis Alcaine, French producers Jérôme Paillard and Catherine Dussart and Australian producer Helen Leake.
As one of the oldest and most prolific film industries in the world, releasing about 1,500 movies annually, Indian films enjoy a large domestic market.
People rest by cut-outs of actors N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan at the venue of the 54th International Film Festival of India, in Goa, India, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The actors featured in the Telugu-language action epic “RRR” which won the Academy award for best original song “Naatu Naatu”. (AP Photo/Vineeta Deepak)
Films in regional Indian languages, most of them rooted in local culture, have also begun to find a foothold on the global stage. Earlier this year, India celebrated two Academy Awards — the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu” from the blockbuster Telugu-language action epic “RRR” and best short documentary “The Elephant Whisperers,” which streamed on Netflix.
The Indian government, which organizes the festival, has announced a new incentive plan for foreign film productions to boost global collaborations.
Douglas said Indian films were reaching a global audience thanks to the digital revolution and streaming services.
“Whatever country you are in, good moviemaking is usually about something personal to your country, and then realizing that it has an international message. Everything is in the material and you have to make it for yourself,” he said during a session earlier Tuesday.
Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas speaks with Indian film producer Shailendra Singh at a session on the last day of the 54th International Film Festival of India, in Goa, India, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Douglas was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival. (AP Photo/Vineeta Deepak)
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