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Cleese, best known as a member of the famous
comedy team Monty Python's Flying Circus, received a standing
ovation from fans at the open-air venue where he gave an
acceptance speech.
"I accept it not as a film person, but more as a comedian
because I think at this time in world history, we've never
needed comedians more," Cleese said.
Cleese, 77, was part of a genre of university-educated comedians
who took British audiences by storm in the 1970s with an
irreverent, zany style of humor.
He went on to make several movies, including "Life of Brian" and
"A Fish Called Wanda".
The Sarajevo Film Festival began in 1995 during the siege of
Sarajevo in the Bosnian War and has since evolved into a major
film event in southeastern Europe.
(Reporting by Reuters Television; Editing by Darren Schuettler)
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