Carrie Coon Set to Receive Vancouver’s First Luminary Award (EXCLUSIVE)

Other Luminary Award recipients are Markus Schleinzer and Leah Nelson as VIFF unveils a wide-ranging program of talks, panels and masterclasses

By Katherine Brodsky

Katherine Brodsky

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Carrie Coon will be the first recipient of the Vancouver International Film Festival’s new Luminary Award in the acting category, honoring excellence and dedication to the art of moving image. The “White Lotus,” “The Gilded Age,” and “The Leftovers” star is set to take part in a wide-ranging conversation following the Oct. 4 presentation.

Coon also stars in “The Liberation,” which screens earlier that day at VIFF, playing a mother trying to escape the weight of her harrowing past, only to find solace in an all-women’s cult.

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