Guillermo del Toro BFI Fellowship Award

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Key Declaration:

* guillermo del Toro is receiving the BFI ⁣Fellowship, the british Film Institute’s highest accolade. He joins previous recipients including Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, and Martin Scorsese.

Recognition:

* The award recognizes del Toro’s⁤ “extraordinary⁤ contribution to film and the distinctive artistry⁣ that runs through his work across animation and live action, and as a⁢ Mexican filmmaker, in⁤ both Spanish and English.”

Events & Activities:

* ⁤ He will receive the Fellowship at the BFI Chair’s dinner in london in May of next year.
* ‍ He will participate in a public career conversation at BFI Southbank.
* A retrospective⁤ of his work will be held at BFI Southbank.
* He will⁢ curate a film season at BFI Southbank.
* He will deliver masterclasses to young filmmakers from⁢ the BFI Film Academy.
* He will visit the BFI National Archive.

Del Toro’s Connection to the BFI:

* He sourced prints from the BFI National Archives when ‍he was a young projectionist in Mexico, including securing the‍ first screening of michael Powell’s ⁣ Peeping Tom in Mexico.
* He has ‍been influenced by British films and filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock, Thorold Dickinson, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and Martin Rosen. The Shape of Water was‍ inspired by Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes.

Quote from del Toro:

* He calls the Fellowship “the honor ⁤of a lifetime” and⁢ expresses gratitude⁤ for ⁣the BFI’s recognition and his long collaboration with British talent.

Quote from BFI Chair Jay Hunt:

* she describes del Toro as an ⁤”extraordinary filmmaker” ⁢who has ⁣consistently championed British talent.

Films Mentioned:

* The Shape of Water

* Pan’s Labyrinth

* Frankenstein

* Peeping Tom

* Gaslight

* Black Narcissus

* ⁢ The Red Shoes

* Watership ⁢Down

* The Lodger ⁤(1927)