Anton Coppola to Opera Tampa and the music world at large, and specifically for extraordinary work in the cultivation and care of the operatic art form. Coppola himself was recipient of the award in 2012, the year of his retirement. Anton Coppola Antonio Francesco Coppola (born March 21, 1917) is an American opera conductor and composer. He is the uncle of film director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, as well as the grand-uncle of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman, and is the younger brother of American composer and musician Carmine Coppola. Coppola started his
Wyne (film director) Wyne (film director) Wyne (Own Creator) (; born December 22, 1973) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film director and screenwriter of Burmese cinema. He is best known for directing the short film "Ban that Scene". His career began as a supporting actor in Myanmar movies and films. He gained success as a director in the early days of his career by directing music videos. However, his real success came in 2011 with his original movie, Adam, Eve and Datsa. This movie lead to the starring actor and actress to be awarded in the Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards.