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Nassau, Bahamas – December
2, 2009
– The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that
three-time Academy Award® nominee
Johnny Depp will be honored with the
prestigious Career Achievement Award at this year’s Film Festival,
taking place December 10-17 in Nassau. The announcement was made by
BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool.
Depp
will be on hand for the special tribute and presentation at the
Balmoral Club in Nassau. Legendary leading man Sir Sean Connery will
again be lending his full support at BIFF, serving as Festival Patron
and presenting Depp with the Career Achievement Award.
“There
is no actor better suited to receive BIFF’s highest honor, the Career
Achievement Award,” said Leslie Vanderpool. “Johnny Depp is one of the
finest actors of our generation and is, simply put, an icon. We’re all
tremendously excited to bestow him with this honor and celebrate his
incomparable career. What makes this tribute to Johnny even more
special is that he has a home in the Bahamas and possesses a true love
and appreciation for the region and culture. This will be an amazing
and magical event for everyone involved.”
The Career
Achievement Tribute honors an actor or actress whose work has had a
major impact and advanced the frontiers of cinematic artistry around
the world. Past recipients include Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage,
Academy Award® nominee Laurence Fishburne and acclaimed actress Daryl
Hannah. The Career Achievement Award evening is once again sponsored by
Lombard Odier.
"We at Lombard Odier, are proud to be
sponsoring the Career Achievement Tribute for the 5th year in a row. We
are excited by Mr. Depp's presence and hope the evening of the Career
Achievement Tribute will become a fond memory for Mr. Depp," said
Laurent Colli, Head of Private Clients at Lombard.
The Bahamas
Minister of Tourism, Minister Vincent Vanderpool Wallace, commented,
“It gives us great pleasure to welcome Johnny Depp, an esteemed
resident of the Bahamas, to the Bahamas International Film Festival. We
are proud of all his remarkable achievements and the great
contributions he has made in all walks of life. We are glad this
prestigious award and tribute is going to almost one of our own.”
An internationally acclaimed actor with over fifty films to his credit,
Depp has starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters and earned
critics’ praise for his commanding performances. He has garnered three
Academy Award® Best Actor nominations -- for his memorable performances
as a singing barber in Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd”; as Sir James
Matthew Barrie in Marc Forster’s family drama “Finding Neverland;” and
for his iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney’s “Pirates of the
Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”
He has received both
critical and popular acclaim from his unique work in a variety of
memorable films but when he was cast as Captain Jack Sparrow in “The
Pirates of Caribbean” trilogy, his characterization of the plundering
pirate captivated international moviegoers, made box office history,
and catapulted Depp to an all new level of international stardom.
Depp’s screen credits include “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “The
Libertine,” “Once Upon a Time in Mexico,” “Blow,” “Chocolat,” ‘Sleepy
Hollow,” “Ed Wood,” “Donnie Brasco,” “Don Juan Demarco,” “Edward
Scissorhands,” “The Ninth Gate,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,”
“From Hell,” “Before Night Falls,” “Secret Window,” “What’s Eating
Gilbert Grape,” “Benny and Joon” and “Platoon,” to name a few.
Most recently, Depp portrayed famed Chicago bank robber, John
Dillinger, in Michael Mann’s period heist, “Public Enemies” and is one
of three actors selected by filmmaker Terry Gilliam to substitute in
the starring role left behind by the tragic death of actor Heath Ledger
in “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus”.
Depp will next be seen starring in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Rum Diary.”
Entering just its sixth year, the Bahamas International Film Festival
has established itself as a marquee international Festival in the
Caribbean region, discovering and promoting independent voices and
talent from around the world and showcasing a diverse array of
international films.
About the Bahamas International Film Festival:
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit
organization committed to providing the local community and
International festival goers with a diverse presentation of films from
The Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing quality
films that might not otherwise be released theatrically worldwide, BIFF
provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums
for exploring the past, present & future of cinema. BIFF and its
founder and executive director Leslie Vanderpool aims to raise the
level of filmmaking, participation and education throughout The Bahamas
and the world.
The full BIFF program is available in print or online at www.bintlfilmfest.com.
Tickets can be booked over the telephone, or in person at BIFF box
offices. Every year the Festival offers advance ticket deals from the
date of Box opening to the first day of the Festival.
About Lombard Odier:
Lombard Odier has been a family business of private bankers since 1796.
As such, its values of responsibility, continuity, loyalty, and
independence underpin the quality of the services it provides to its
private and institutional clients. Its success in asset management and
investment stems from its proven knowledge of economic trends, its
selection of employees, and its ability to adapt. The relationships of
trust it builds with its clients are shaped by the focus on business
continuity that characterizes all its activities. Lombard Odier is
resolutely international and sees its mission as being to support the
entrepreneurial spirit of its clients and grow their assets in line
with their requirements, their values, and their culture. The Firm has
been placing its expertise at the disposal of its clients to serve this
ambition for over two hundred years. The Firm’s identity is determined
by values stemming from the concept of the family. As a key ally of
family businesses worldwide and aware of the dynamic aspects of finance
and business, the Group supports the worldwide development of the
network of family businesses
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