Emil Steinberger receives award for his life’s work
Published: Wednesday, Jul 31st 2024, 06:50
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Swiss cabaret artist Emil Steinberger will be honored by the Zurich Film Festival for his life's work. The award will be presented to Steinberger at the premiere of the documentary film "Typisch Emil", as the organizers announced on Wednesday.
Steinberger has been making Switzerland laugh for 70 years, wrote the organizers of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) in a press release on Wednesday morning. He will receive the Golden Eye, the Lifetime Achievement Award, for his work.
He has had a lot of luck in his life, the cabaret artist was quoted as saying in the press release. Hard work was also involved. "But it only becomes a success when people discover moments in it that they find precious and touching," said Steinberger.
A movie about his life
The documentary "Typical Emil - Letting go and starting again" tells the story of his journey. The film looks behind the 91-year-old's legendary stage persona. The authors - alongside Steinberger and his wife Niccel Steinberger - are director Phil Meyer and cameraman Elmar Bossard.
The 20th ZFF will take place from October 3 to 13. Previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Donald Sutherland, Paul Schrader, Hans Zimmer, Marcel Hoehn, John Travolta and Harrison Ford, according to the press release.
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