Angelina Jolie to receive Maltin Modern Masters Award at SBIFF

October 17, 2024: Angelina Jolie to be honored Malta Modern Masters Award exist 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF)is scheduled to occur February 5, 2025.

The award is the festival’s highest honor and recognizes filmmakers who have made significant achievements in the film industry. The award was originally established in 1995 and was renamed in 2015 to honor film critics Leonard Maltawould approve of Jolie’s portrayal of an opera singer Maria Callas exist Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama Maria.

Jolie’s performance as Callas received critical acclaim and received an eight-minute standing ovation at the film’s world premiere. Venice Film Festivalhighlighting her powerful interpretation of the legendary opera singer. Maria The final days of Callas’ life are reimagined as he reflects on his identity and legacy while living in Paris. The film is produced by Jonas Dornbach, Jenny Jackski, Juan de Dios Larraín and Lorenzo Mieri.

Julie joins the ranks of past recipients of the Maltin Modern Masters Award, including Robert Downey Jr., Nicole Kidman, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, and cate blanchett. Known for her diverse body of work, Jolie has had an illustrious career as both an actress and director, having played roles in the following films girl, disturbed (1999), shapeshifter (2008), and Maleficent (2014), and mentoring credits, e.g. indestructible (2014) and They killed my father first (2017).

Leonard Maltin praised Jolie, saying, “She makes bold choices, both as an actor and as a director… and they always succeed.” SBIFF, via February 4-15, 2025is a key event during the film industry’s awards season.