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Gillian Anderson, Jack Gold become Honorary Associates of The London Film School
By Wendy Mitchell
Screendaily.com

Mike Leigh and LFS director Ben Gibson to present awards at graduation ceremony on Friday.

Actress Gillian Anderson and director Jack Gold will be named Honorary Associates of The London Film School at the School’s annual graduation ceremony at the National Gallery on Friday.

Previous recipients of the honour include Stephen Frears, Lynne Ramsay, Pawel Pawlikowski, Mike Figgis, Abbas Kiarostami, Amma Asante, Jeremy Thomas, Tessa Ross, Samantha Morton and Jim Broadbent.

LFS chairman and Associate Mike Leigh and director Ben Gibson will present the awards. Chrissy Bright, a staff member for 21 years, will also be awarded an Honorary Associateship on her retirement.

Anderson and Gold will then award Associateships to 68 graduates of the School’s MA Filmmaking, MA Screenwriting and Fast Forward programmes.

Anderson, whose father attended LFS, said: “I certainly do not feel as if my work thus far has warranted this honour but I can promise that I will do my very best to live up to it in the years ahead.”

Jack Gold replied, “What an honour and privilege to become an Honorary Associate of The London Film School. I’ve been involved with the school for over 40 years and I’m constantly full of admiration for, and excitement about, the accomplishments by its students”.

Meanwhile, Gibson was recently honoured with France’s Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

To request a place at the LFS Annual Show, email Kate Hughes k.hughes@lfs.org.uk

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The X-Philanthropy group in Germany is having an online auction to raise funds for another one of Gillian's favorite charities, Buskaid.

You may bid on 2 Buskaid Crew T-Shirts which have been signed by Gillian for this fundraiser.

They also have four remaining X-Files "Don't give up" pins. Only 200 of these pins were made. David Duchovny, Gillian, Frank Spotnitz and Dean Haglund each have one. This is your chance to get the last pins!

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Auction ends on December 15.

It's a "The Break of Noon" Playbill signed by David Duchovny. Gillian surprised him on opening night (see November 23 post below).

All proceeds from this auction will benefit the Alinyiikira Junior School of Uganda.

Auction ends on December 13.

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