JOHN LANDIS AND PROFESSOR DEBORAH NADOOLMAN LANDIS TO PRESENT THE HONORARY ORPHEUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO COSTA-GAVRAS

John Landis	Professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Screening of Costa-Gavras celebrated film Z will follow the Award presentation.

The LAGFF is honored to have John Landis and Professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis attend our festival’s Opening Night on May 28 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood to present the Honorary Orpheus Lifetime Achievement Award to their longtime friend and collaborator, Costa-Gavras; A kick off for the multi-event Tribute to Costa-Gavras, which includes a screening of his celebrated film, Z.

Working alongside each other, John Landis and Professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis directed and costume-designed many classic, iconic films such as ANIMAL HOUSE, THE BLUES BROTHERS, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, TRADING PLACES, THREE AMIGOS! and COMING TO AMERICA; for which Nadoolman Landis was Oscar-nominated. Their groundbreaking music video, MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER, elevated the genre as we had never seen before, and continues to resonate with audiences.

In addition to their respective film and television work, Mr. Landis and Professor Nadoolman Landis have left a mark on separate and distinguished careers; in the Directors Guild of America, the National Film Preservation Foundation, museums, film festival juries, career film retrospectives, academia, books, and the Costume Designers Guild. Professor Nadoolman Landis is the Founding Director of the David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design at UCLA. 

In 2003, Mr. Landis conducted an extraordinary visual history at the DGA with Costa-Gavras; detailing his exceptional life, from his humble beginnings in the village of Loutra Iraias near Arcadia to becoming one of world’s greatest filmmakers [available on the DGA website]. In 1981, Professor Nadoolman Landis designed the costumes for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

The LAGFF Tribute to Costa-Gavras is presented by European Languages and Movies; the post-screening reception will be exclusively catered by Petros Restaurant; wines offered Avra; mastiha spirits offered by Kleos; soft drinks by Optima Foods.