The Locarno Film Festival will present its Honorary Leopard Award, Pardo d’Onore, to American filmmaker Alexander Payne on Aug. 15 during its 78th edition.
Payne will also present his films “The Descendants” (2011) and “Nebraska” (2013) and take part in a public discussion with the festival audience.
“The distinctive voice behind a slate of dryly funny modern classics, writer-director Alexander Payne has secured his place on the short list of filmmakers whose work can be said to define American cinema in the 21st century,” the festival said.
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