An unusual Slovenian festival presented British veteran actor Christopher Lee this weekend with a lifetime achievement award. The Grossmann Film and Wine Festival in Ljutomer, northeastern Slovenia, rewards every year the best horror and fantasy films from around the world as well as the country’s finest vintages.
Guest-of-honour Lee, best known for his Dracula portrayals as well as more recent roles in “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings”, and Oscar-nominated Israeli director Menahem Golan were both handed lifetime achievement awards at the festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday.
The Ljutomer event, first held in 2005, is part of the European Fantastic Film Festival Federation, which includes some 20 festivals from around the continent and selects every year the Golden Melies Award for best European fantastic film.
