The Burbank native will be honored on September 24 with a proclamation from the Burbank City Council
By Angela Redding | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Beat magazine | September 14, 2023
Images courtesy of: Burbank International Film Festival
The Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Beetlejuice director was born and reared in the Los Angeles County city of Burbank, and the city council has proclaimed September 24, 2023, to be “Tim Burton Day” in his honor. The Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF), which is commemorating its 15th year, will have Tim Burton present at its annual Awards Gala. The event will take place at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center.
Raised in Burbank
A year ago, Burton agreed to lend his name to a festival award that will annually honor a local filmmaker who was born and raised in Burbank and who demonstrates distinctive vision and style. The festival is held in the city dubbed “The Media Capital of the World.” In 2022, ‘Lodo‘ director Alessandro Gentile became the inaugural honoree. This year, the “Tim Burton Visionary Award” will once again be given.
“As a Burbank native myself I am pleased to be part of this year’s festival, with this new Visionary Award going to a local Burbank filmmaker who shows unique imagination and creativity,” said Burton, whose most recent project was the Netflix comedy series Wednesday, on which he served as executive producer and director (for four of its eight-episode first season), and for which he is Emmy-nominated for best comedy series and best directing for a comedy series.
Burton will have a life/career retrospective interview with Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast.
Why is Burton Being Honored?
Huge admirers of Burton‘s work, BIFF President Kurt Patino and BIFF Advisory Board Member Tony Muscio decided it was time to honor this legendary director.
Patino explains why, “Tim Burton’s artistry is such an inspiration, and the team at BIFF is thrilled to have collaborated with the Burbank City Council to give Tim this deserving recognition, “Tim Burton Day,” and celebrate his amazing contributions to the entertainment industry, his Burbank roots and the wonderful impressions he’s made in the hearts of audiences.”
Tickets and Donations
Awards Gala tickets here.
BIFF’s schedule of films can be found here: Burbank Film-fest
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Director Tim Burton, native of Burbank, CA, honored with a proclamation from the Burbank City Council.
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