The BFI To Honour Tom Cruise With A BFI Fellowship
The BFI today announces that it is celebrating actor and producer Tom Cruise with its highest honour, a BFI Fellowship.
The BFI Fellowship will be presented to Tom Cruise at the BFI Chair’s (Jay Hunt)Dinner in London on Monday 12th May. The day before (11th May) the BFI will host a special event that Cruise will attend for public audiences, Tom Cruise in Conversation at BFI Southbank which the Hollywood action will talk about his long and illustrious acting career.
Everything will form part of a month-long BFI celebration of Cruise’s film career, with a season of 27 films featuring Cruise screening at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX throughout May.
The Fellowship recognises Cruise’s achievements as an extraordinary, versatile actor whose career has spanned everything from critically acclaimed dramas and romances to dark thrillers and high-octane action films. It also recognises Cruise’s huge contribution to the UK film industry as a producer who is intricately involved in every part of the movie-making process, including many Mission: Impossible films on location around the UK.
“I am truly honoured by this acknowledgement,” says Cruise. “I’ve been making films in the UK for over 40 years and have no plans to stop. The UK is home to incredibly talented professionals — actors, directors, writers and crews, as well as some of the most stunning locations in the world. I’m grateful for all the BFI has done to UK filmmaking and this incredible art form we share.”
BFI Chair Jay Hunt said, “We are thrilled to be honouring Tom Cruise with a BFI Fellowship ”. Hunt also mentioned “Tom has brought so much to the UK as a producer through choosing to make many of his films on our shores, where he is welcomed by our crews who step up to help make his cinematic visions a reality. In doing so, he also s our studios and puts our locations on a world stage, in the process creating jobs and inspiring the next generation of film talent. He is, of course, also simply one of the world’s great actors and a true movie star, delighting audiences as the action hero and romantic lead and then surprising us with brave, leftfield roles where his versatility and talent shine through.”
During his career Cruise has built a long association with the UK, working here many times with filmmakers including Ridley Scott (Legend), Stanley Kubrick (Eyes Wide Shut), Neil Jordan (Interview with the Vampire), Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) and Christopher McQuarrie (the Mission: Impossible franchise). He will be ing the distinguished ranks of other BFI Fellows including David Lean, Bette Davis, Akira Kurosawa, Ousmane Sembène, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Orson Welles, Thelma Schoonmaker, Derek Jarman, Martin Scorsese, Satyajit Ray, Yasujirō Ozu and, most recently, Tilda Swinton, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson, Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan.
Source: BFI Email
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