Angelina Jolie is set to receive a special honour for her humanitarian work at the Toronto International Film Festival. Jolie and Maddox Jolie-Pitt sit in the State Dining room as they wait for after-dinner entertainment at the State Dinner for President Joe Biden and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Susan Walsh
TORONTO – Angelina Jolie is set to receive a special honour for her humanitarian work at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Oscar-winning actress will be presented with the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at the festival’s fundraising gala on Sept. 8.
The award celebrates individuals who merge social impact with cinema and was previously given to Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair.
Jolie’s latest film “Without Blood,” which she wrote and directed, is making its world premiere at the festival.
The war drama, adapted from Alessandro Baricco’s novel of the same name, centres on a young girl seeking revenge for the murders of her father and brother.
Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir star in the lead roles.
TIFF also plans to toast Toronto filmmaker David Cronenberg with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award, Cate Blanchett with the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award and Amy Adams with a performer’s prize at the Tribute Awards.
TIFF’s 49th edition is set for Sept. 5 to 15.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 27, 2024.
