amfAR to Honor Ferzan Ozpetek During Venice Film Festival

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY ELLIE GOULDING

Event Presented by Campari and Red Sea International Film Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York, NY, August 9, 2022

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, will honor Ferzan Ozpetek with the Award of Courage and Achille Boroli with the Philanthropic Leadership Award during the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2022. The event will be presented by Campari and the Red Sea International Film Festival with the San Clemente Palace as the official hotel sponsor. International singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding will headline the intimate evening. 

Event Chairs include Alberto Barbera, Andrei Gillott, Bob Kunze-Concewitz, Casey Affleck, Emir Uyar, Heather Graham, Jodie Turner-Smith, Marco Glaviano, Margherita Maccapani Missoni, Mohammed Al Turki, Patrick Carroll, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel Brosnahan, Sara Sampaio, Simone Marchetti, Umberta Gnutti Beretta, amfAR Board Co-Chairs T. Ryan Greenawalt and Kevin McClatchy and amfAR Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby.

The exclusive evening will include a cocktail reception and dinner at water’s edge in the Arsenale. After dinner, guests will be able to enjoy the program from a floating stage on the Venetian lagoon. The program will feature a musical performance by Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding, a live auction conducted by Simon de Pury, and updates on amfAR’s research initiatives.

amfAR will adhere to strict COVID-19 safety protocols and will take great care to ensure all health guidelines are respected at the event.

About amfAR 

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and advocacy. Since 1985, amfAR has invested nearly $600 million in its programs and has awarded more than 3,500 grants to research teams worldwide. 

Contact: Bennah Serfaty, amfAR Senior Director, Communications, bennah.serfaty@amfar.org
Credential Requests: Melissa Rubenstein, melissa.rubenstein@amfar.org