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Danny Boyle to receive Variety directing award at Venice Film Festival
The Oscar-winning filmmaker is being honored ahead of the premiere of his new drama, Ink.
The short version
- Filmmaker Danny Boyle will receive Variety's Creative Impact in Directing Award at the Venice Film Festival.
- Boyle's upcoming film, 'Ink,' will serve as the opening film for the festival on Sept. 2.
- The drama, starring Jack O'Connell, Guy Pearce, and Claire Foy, will premiere in select theaters on Dec. 11 before streaming on Netflix in January.
Key facts
- Danny Boyle will be honored with the Creative Impact in Directing Award during a Variety pre-opening party at the Hotel Excelsior on the Lido.[Variety]
- Boyle's new drama 'Ink' will open the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2.[Variety]
- The film 'Ink' is adapted from James Graham's play regarding Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb's 1969 transformation of British tabloid journalism.[Variety]
- 'Ink' will open in select theaters on Dec. 11 and launch on Netflix in the U.S. and Latin America on Jan. 8.[Variety]