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Italian director Liliana Cavani and Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai are to receive Golden Lions for their work at this year’s Venice International Film Festival, the Biennale board of directors announced on Monday.The decision was taken on the recommendation of festival director Alberto Barbera.

“I am very happy and grateful to the Biennale di Venezia for this wonderful surprise,” Cavani, 90, said in accepting the offer. She gained a name for herself in Venice in 1965 with “Philippe Pétain: Processo a Vichy,” which received a Lion of San Marco for the best documentary.

In accepting his offer, Leung said: “I am overwhelmed and honoured with the news from the Biennale di Venezia. I hope to celebrate this award with all the filmmakers I have worked with. This award is a tribute to all of them as well.”

The actor has starred in three films to have won the Golden Lion: “A City of Sadness” from 1989 by Hou Hsiao-hsien, “Cyclo” from 1995 by Tran Anh Hung, and “Lust, Caution” from 2007 by Ang Lee. In 2000, he received the Best Actor at Cannes.

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