Redford's cash prize
Robert Redford is receiving a rare honor - and a nice chunk of change to go with it.
The Sundance Institute founder will receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize at a ceremony in New York on Nov. 12. The award is given annually to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life."
Besides the ceremony, Redford will receive a silver medallion and a cash prize of $325,000 - which Redford will pour into The Redford Center at the Sundance Preserve, a Sundance Institute think tank that aims to use creative expression to promote policy issues.
In a statement, Redford noted that Lillian Gish presented the actor with the Best Picture Oscar for "Ordinary People" 27 years ago. " It was an honor then, as it is now with the Gish Prize," Redford said.
Last year, the award went to experimental musician Laurie Anderson. Past recipients have included architect Frank Gehry (1994, the first year the prize was given), filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1995), musician Bob Dylan (1997), writers Isabel Allende (1998) and Arthur Miller (1999), choreographers Merce Cunningham (2000) and Bill T. Jones (2003), and theater directors Lloyd Richards (2002) and Peter Sellars (2005).
The Sundance Institute founder will receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize at a ceremony in New York on Nov. 12. The award is given annually to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life."Besides the ceremony, Redford will receive a silver medallion and a cash prize of $325,000 - which Redford will pour into The Redford Center at the Sundance Preserve, a Sundance Institute think tank that aims to use creative expression to promote policy issues.
In a statement, Redford noted that Lillian Gish presented the actor with the Best Picture Oscar for "Ordinary People" 27 years ago. " It was an honor then, as it is now with the Gish Prize," Redford said.
Last year, the award went to experimental musician Laurie Anderson. Past recipients have included architect Frank Gehry (1994, the first year the prize was given), filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1995), musician Bob Dylan (1997), writers Isabel Allende (1998) and Arthur Miller (1999), choreographers Merce Cunningham (2000) and Bill T. Jones (2003), and theater directors Lloyd Richards (2002) and Peter Sellars (2005).
Labels: Robert Redford, Sundance
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