Connery to be honoured in home city
Screen legend Sean Connery will be honoured today in his native city by Scotland’s screen industry.
The star, who turns 76 today, will also undergo an interview, despite already having pulled out of another interview opportunity in Edinburgh.
Earlier this year the former Bond star declined to go through with an interview which had been planned with Scottish Parliament presiding officer George Reid.
It had been planned as part of the Festival of Politics, which is also under way today, and Connery pulled out after it emerged Mr Reid planned to ask his views on violence against women.
Connery has been in Scotland carrying out duties as patron of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
He will be interviewed today by Shane Danielson, artistic director of the festival, after a screening of a film directed by Connery in 1969, The Bowler and the Bunnet.
He will then receive an award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta).
“Sir Sean is already a Bafta lifetime achievement winner and a fellow of the academy,” said a spokesman.
“But this is the first time that Scotland’s screen industry has had the opportunity to honour him. With this award BAFTA Scotland will thank him for his 50 years of international film work and for his continued support of Scottish cinema.”
