10 · 24 · 22 Claire Denis Receives the Artistic Excellence Award and Unveils her Commemorative Armchair at the 20th FICM Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Laura García For the fourth time, the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) awarded the prize for Artistic Excellence. On this occasion, it was received by French director and screenwriter Claire Denis. Additionally, the director of Stars at Noon (2022), Chocolat (1988), and S'en fout la mort (1990), was accompanied by Daniela Michel, director of FICM and Alejandro Ramirez, president of FICM, unveiled her seat “It is always a pleasure to present a film for the first time in another country and especially here in Mexico, a country of great cinema. Where two days ago I saw so many people go to movie theaters to see these films. In France, everyone is afraid that people no longer want to go to the cinema and only want to watch movies at home. It's a struggle because watching movies together in a movie theater is so much better," Claire Denis shared. The award was presented during the 20th edition of FICM, before the screening of Avec amour et acharnement (2022), a romantic drama starring Juliette Binoche —Special Guest during the 12th FICM— and Vincent Lindon. In it, Sara and Jean have a 10-year relationship, but the arrival of François, Sara's old flame and Jean's friend, makes things spiral out of control. Avec amour et acharnement has been screened at the Berlin International Film Festival 2022, where its director won the Silver Bear for Best Director; at the 2022 Provincetown International Film Festival; San Francisco International Film Festival 2022; Buenos Aires Film Festival 2022; and the Wisconsin Film Festival 2022, among others.
