Moët & Chandon Official Champagne Partner at Locarno Film Festival 2015

At 68th Festival del film Locarno Moët & Chandon will be for the seventh time in a row partner and official champagne at the opening ceremony on August 5, 2015. In addition, famous American actor Edward Norton will be awarded with the "Excellence Award Moët & Chandon 2015". A prize that Moët & Chandon has been awarding since the beginning of the partnership and which gives honor to the talent and work of the most important international actors.

Opening ceremony with Moët & Chandon as the official champagne

The Festival del film Locarno will open its doors officially on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. After the film in Piazza, the exclusive opening party will follow. As official Champagne partner Moët & Chandon is one of the hosts and will welcomes guests in the garden of a villa on the shores of Lake Maggiore, where the stars will toast  under the stars with the Mini Moët  to the 68th edition of the festival.

In 2015 the Mini Moët came on the market, not only  the new mini-bottle was introduced, but also an exquisite special accessory, such as the Mini Flûte. A fresh and glamorous way to toast an important moment with a glass of champagne.

The "Excellence Award Moët & Chandon" 2015 goes to: Edward Norton

The "Excellence Award Moët & Chandon" will be awarded this year as part of the 68th Festival del film Locarno to the outstanding actor Edward Norton for his many impulses and artistic influences on contemporary cinema. As well as  40 awards and 98 nominations Norton was nominated three times for an Oscar in the category "Best Supporting Actor" for the films "Twilight" (1997) and "Birdman" (2015) as well as "Best Actor" in "Amercian History X" ( 1999) suggested. His film career includes different genres, including international blockbusters like "Fight Club", "Frida" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel", but also worked with cult directors such as Woody Allen in "Everyone Says I Love You" or Spike Lee in "25 hours". In the film "Believe everything," he even directed it . He owes his popularity to his ability to portray the different characters, both in culture and in blockbuster movies  which attracts different groups of viewers.

"I am very pleased and I am proud to welcome Edward Norton in Locarno. His great talent impresses with the fine development of the characters that is as fascinating and complex as the times in which we live. I am convinced that his presence at the ceremony in 2015 will have a decisive impact and give the audience the opportunity to become acquainted with the Hollywood of the 21st century, and one of its most interesting representatives. " said Carlo Chatrian, artistic director of the festival.

Nadine Fau, managing director of Moët Hennessy Suisse SA added: "Edward Norton is a very talented actor who has impressed us in his long career with exciting and in-depth character interpretations. We feel therefore honored to be able to reward him with the Moët & Chandon Excellence Award. »

With the "Excellence Award"  actresses and actors are awarded at the Locarno Film Festival  for their special talents and achievements. 

Past winners of the Excellence Award include Susan Sarandon, John Malkovich, Michel Piccoli, Isabelle Huppert, Gael García Bernal and, in 2014, Juliette Binoche and Giancarlo Giannini. Moët & Chandon is supporting the award for the seventh consecutive year.