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‘Allen Sunshine,’ About Grieving Music Mogul, Wins Werner Herzog Film Award (EXCLUSIVE)


Canadian filmmaker Harley Chamandy will receive the 2024 Werner Herzog Film Prize for his feature 'Allen Sunshine.'

“Allen Sunshine” follows a former music mogul who retreats to a secluded lake house after his famous wife’s suicide. The award ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 6 at the Film Museum, where Herzog will present the prize and engage in a post-screening discussion with Chamandy. Past winners include Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero,” Natalija Yefimkina’s “Garage People,” Chloé Zhao’s “The Rider” and Rezo Gigineishvili’s “Patient #1.”

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