Britain Honors Miramax Co-Chairmen
LOS ANGELES (AP Movies) -- Miramax Films co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein have been presented the British Film Institute’s highest honor for their contribution to cinema. Under their leadership, Miramax has released the Oscar-winning films “Shakespeare in Love” and “The English Patient,” along with “Clerks,” “Chocolat” and “The Cider House Rules.” Their acceptance of the Fellowship award at a London ceremony on Sunday will mark the first time the award has gone to the head of a studio. It is bestowed on people from around the world in recognition of outstanding contributions to film and television. Previous honorees include Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, Michael Caine, Clint Eastwood, Akira Kurosawa, Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Altman.
LOS ANGELES (AP Movies) -- Miramax Films co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein have been presented the British Film Institute’s highest honor for their contribution to cinema. Under their leadership, Miramax has released the Oscar-winning films “Shakespeare in Love” and “The English Patient,” along with “Clerks,” “Chocolat” and “The Cider House Rules.” Their acceptance of the Fellowship award at a London ceremony on Sunday will mark the first time the award has gone to the head of a studio. It is bestowed on people from around the world in recognition of outstanding contributions to film and television. Previous honorees include Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, Michael Caine, Clint Eastwood, Akira Kurosawa, Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Altman.