BERLIN —The
Berlin film festival will
award Steven Spielberg a lifetime achievement prize in February and show a
retrospective of the Oscar-winning director's movies, organizers said on
Tuesday.
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The 73rd annual Berlinale, Europe's first
major cinema showcase of the year, called Spielberg's more than 100 films and
series "unique in the history of international cinema of the past 60 years
for its immense variety".
The US director will be presented with the
Honorary Golden Bear prize at a gala ceremony during the February 16-26
festival, which will also screen his new semi-autobiographical film "The
Fabelmans".
The 75-year-old filmmaker was already
awarded Germany's Federal Order of Merit in 1998 in recognition for his
Holocaust drama "Schindler's List" and his Shoah Foundation
preserving the memory of survivors.
"With an incredible career, Steven
Spielberg has not only enchanted generations of viewers all over the world, but
has also given a new meaning to the cinema as the factory of dreams," the
Berlinale's directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said.
As the global cinema industry seeks a
"new beginning" in the wake of the pandemic, "we couldn't find a
better start than the one offered by Spielberg's great work", they added.
Spielberg, considered one of Hollywood's
greatest living directors, has won three
Academy Awards: best picture and best
director for "Schindler's List", and best director again for
"Saving Private Ryan".
He has been nominated for 19 Oscars to date
and is expected to add to that tally at next year's Academy Awards with
"The Fabelmans", starring Michelle Williams and Paul Dano.
The Berlinale ranks with Cannes and Venice
among Europe's top three film festivals.
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