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Linklater crowned ‘maverick’
We’ve always considered Richard Linklater a maverick filmmaker — a totally independent voice that bucks hoary molds and does it his way — and now the Woodstock Film Festival has officially sainted him with the title.
Linklater will receive the 2009 Honorary Maverick Award at the 10th annual festival Oct. 3 in Woodstock, New York.
“Richard Linklater’s singular approach to filmmaking — always inventing and re-inventing the art in fresh and exciting new ways, coupled with his unwavering support of independent filmmakers— makes him the ideal recipient of our honorary Maverick Award,” says an organizer. “We’re thrilled that he accepted our invitation and can’t wait to host him here in Woodstock, where he’ll find a thriving film community, reminiscent of the one in Austin, which he so closely nurtured.”
Replied Linklater in a statement: “Although the term ‘maverick’ was greatly devalued in last year’s election cycle, I’ll humbly take on this honor and as a Texas filmmaker help reclaim the term in the tradition of the famous Texas cattleman Samuel Maverick who refused to brand his cattle.”
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