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Geoffrey Rush To Receive Taormina Film Festival Excellence Award


Oscar winning actor Geoffrey Rush will receive the Taormina Film Festival's Excellence Award during the 71st edition

The psychological thriller from director James Ashcroft and co-starring John Lithgow debuted on the festival circuit last year and will make its Italian premiere in Taormina. Rush joins such other big names who will attend Taormina this year as Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Helen Hunt and Olivia Wilde. The international jury will be led by Oscar-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph, with panel support from British actor Rupert Everett, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and more.

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