Isabelle Huppert SKIPPING the Berlin International Film Festival after testing positive for COVID-19

Just a day before receiving the prestigious honorary Golden Bear from the Berlin International Film Festival, Isabelle Huppert announced that she could not receive the award in person after testing positive for COVID-19.

The 68-year-old French actress tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris on Monday, with the Berlinale confirming she would not accept the award in person on Tuesday.

“Unfortunately, today Isabelle Huppert tested positive for coronavirus in Paris and will therefore not be able to attend the Berlin International Film Festival,” read a statement from the Berlinale.

Award: The 68-year-old French actress tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris on Monday, with the Berlinale confirming she will not accept the award in person on Tuesday

Still, Huppert said she “didn’t feel sick”, according to Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian and they plan to hold the ceremony on Tuesday.

“While informing the festival, she underlined that she felt very dedicated to the Berlinale and wanted to participate in any way possible also to support her latest film About Joan,” the statement read.

Huppert will join through a live videoconference link via Paris where she will accept the award, with a screening of A Propos de Joan to follow the ceremony.

Not sick: Still, Huppert said she “doesn’t feel sick”, according to Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian and they plan to hold the ceremony on Tuesday

Although the awards ceremony is continuing as planned, its absence has led to the cancellation of another event, Berlinale Homage: In Conversation with Isabelle Huppert.

Huppert had seven films in competition at the Berlinale throughout his celebrated career, beginning with Jacques Doillon’s A Woman’s Revenge.

She was announced as the honorary recipient of the 2022 Golden Bear in mid-December, joining other esteemed honorees such as Oliver Stone, Sophia Loren and 2020 recipient Helen Mirren.

Cancelled: Although the awards ceremony continues as planned, its absence has led to the cancellation of another event, Berlinale Homage: In Conversation with Isabelle Huppert

“We are proud to welcome Isabelle Huppert back to the festival,” Berlinale directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said in a December statement.

“The Honorary Golden Bear may seem like a natural progression in an unparalleled career, since Isabelle Huppert is one of the rare artists to have won performance awards at all the major film festivals,” continues the director. communicated.

“But Isabelle Huppert is more than a famous actress – she is an uncompromising artist who does not hesitate to take risks and flout mainstream trends”, they continued.

Proud: “We are proud to welcome Isabelle Huppert back to the festival,” Berlinale directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said in a December statement

Celebrated: ‘But Isabelle Huppert is more than a famous actress – she’s an uncompromising performer who isn’t shy about taking risks and flouting mainstream trends,’ they continued

“Giving him our most prestigious award is to accentuate cinema as an art form, independent and unconditional,” they added.

“We often see actors as tools in the hands of filmmakers, but Isabelle Huppert is a clear example that the dynamic can be a real exchange. Actors can be the real driving force behind the creation of not only emotions, but also cinematic concepts,” the statement concludes.

Huppert will next be seen in Caravaggio’s Shadow and Mrs. Harris Goes to Parris, and she is currently filming Sitting Duck.

Awards: “Giving him our most prestigious award is to accentuate cinema as an art form, independent and unconditional”, they added

Coming soon: Huppert will next be seen in Caravaggio’s Shadow and Mrs. Harris Goes to Parris, and she is currently filming Sitting Duck