Nicole Kidman receives the 10th woman in Motion Award from Kering in Cannes

Nicole Kidman, the pioneer and producer, who most recently played the leading role in Halina Reijns to think about, is celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival, where she is the Pino in Motion Award by Kering and CEO François-Henri Pinol, President Iris Knobloch and director of Cannes Chair and Director, and and director, and Director Thierrarus-Henri.

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As milestone 10. Woman in Motion Prize winner, Kidman will succeed Nbcuniversal Studio Group Chairman and CEO Donna Langley, Jane Fonda, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, Isabelle Huppert, Patty Jenkins, Gong Li, Salma Hayek Pinult, Viola Davis and Michelle Yeoh.

The homage to Kidman takes place at a glamorous gala dinner that brings filmmakers, talent, jury members and managers together.

Kidman, who was last in Cannes in 2017 to receive the 70th anniversary prize, said: “It is a real honor to receive this award from François, Thierry, Iris, my friends at the Kering Group and the Cannes Film Festival.”

“I am proud to join this list of extraordinary women who have received this honor in front of me – artists and pioneers who I deeply admire,” said Kidman, adding that “Cannes Film Festival have been part of my life for over 30 years and I am amazed to give this incredible recognition to the many memories made here.”

François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering, said: “For this anniversary edition of Women in Motion, Nicole Kidman, who fully embodies the spirit of the program, was an obvious choice.”

“Due to her artistic standards, their committed decisions and their concrete action to change representations in the cinema, it is a strong illustration for what women have been defending in motion for a decade,” continued Pinault.

Kidman worked with some of the world’s largest filmmakers, including Stanley Kubrick, Jane Campion, Lars von Trier, Baz Luhrmann, Sofia Coppola, Gus van Sant and Reijn, the complex, powerful roles that contributed to modernizing and refining the representation of women on the screen.

As a producer, Kidman, who launched her production vehicle, has Blossom Films 2010, 2010, 2010
BEEN PURSUING Meaningful Female-Driven Projects, Such as “Big Little Lies in which Plays A Domestic Violence Survivor. The Limited Series Won A Flurry of Emmy Awards in 2017, including that Year, While Presenting Sofia Coppola’s“ The Beguiled ”at the Festival de Cannes, She Called Out Gender Inequality in the Industry and Pledged to Shoot With a Female Director Every 18 Months.

“Nicole Kidman is an immense talented actress,” said Thierry Fürux, General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival. “Her rich filmography, from which she is the patient author, and her masterful, disturbing achievements have shaped the history of contemporary cinemas. She has worked with the most emblematic directors and gave them their versatility and infinite sensitivity.
From their bonds. ”

Iris Knobloch, President of the Cannes Film Festival, praised Kidman for her commitment to strengthen women.

“When a great actress works together with almost twenty female directors
For years it shows the world how alive and alive the talent of women in the cinema really
Is ”, said Knobloch, who became the first president of the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.

“Through all of these projects and of course Nicole Kidman, through her production company, gave those who write visibility directly and tell them that they deserve. It is this strong, unique and determined modern voice that we are proud this year to celebrate with king,” she continued.

Kidman recently won a prize for the best actress at Venice and received a nomination of Golden Globe for her daring representation of a CEO that begins a subversive matter in “Baby Girl”. She was also the 49th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Film Institute last year.

In addition to her artistic career, Kidman has been a strong social activist for several decades. As a goodwill ambassador for Unicef ​​and UN women, she uses her influence to defend the rights of women and children worldwide.

Kering recently organized an event in his Paris headquarters, in which it presented a study by the Annenberg including initiative and showed that female directors in the USA, Great Britain and France received a significant property.