SALLY POTTER TO RECEIVE “SIFF DIRECTOR AWARD” AT THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA IN LONDON FROM THE SALENTO INT’L FILM FESTIVAL

The Salento International Film Festival celebrates the 30 year career of acclaimed British Director, Oscar Nominated SALLY POTTER. On April 3rd in London  at the Prince Charles Cinema, during the SIFF LONDON BEST OF THE FEST, Sally Potter in person will receive the " SIFF DIRECTOR AWARD", which recognizes a Director for their visionary achievements in cinema. Sally Potter’s work has, from the early 1970’s, embraced dance,
performance, theatre, music and film. Since her first cult hit with THRILLER (1979), Potter has concentrated on film and directed her first feature, THE GOLD DIGGERS, starring Julie Christie, in 1983. Potter then
made a short, THE LONDON STORY, and several documentaries before the internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning ORLANDO, starring Tilda Swinton. This was followed by THE TANGO LESSON (1996) and THE MAN WHO CRIED (2000), starring Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett and John Turturro. In 2004 Potter made YES, starring Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, and Sam Neill. Potter then directed CARMEN for English National Opera in Autumn 2007. Potter’s new film, RAGE, starring Judi Dench, Jude Law, Steve Buscemi, Simon Abkarian and Dianne Wiest is released in 2009. You can find out more at www.sallypotter.com, where Sally keeps a blog and an interactive message board.