BERLIN (AP) 鈥� Martin Scorsese will be honored for his lifetime achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, organizers said Thursday.
The , whose extensive work ranges from decades-old classics such as 鈥淭axi Driver鈥� and 鈥淩aging Bull鈥� to this year's 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon,鈥� will be given an honorary Golden Bear 鈥� the festival's top award 鈥� on Feb. 20.
鈥淔or anyone who considers cinema as the art of shaping a story in such a way that is both completely personal and universal, Martin Scorsese is an unmatched role model," festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said in a statement. They described Scorsese as 鈥渁 good friend of the festival.鈥�
The festival noted that he 鈥渋s also very committed to historical film heritage,鈥� pointing to his support of extensive restoration work with the Film Foundation.
Scorsese won the best director Oscar in 2007 for 鈥淭he Departed.鈥�
The 鈥淏erlinale,鈥� the first of the year's major European film festivals, will run from Feb. 15-25. Actor will head the festival jury.
It will be the last edition of the festival under the duo of Rissenbeek and Chatrian. Germany's culture minister announced last week that , a former director of the London Film Festival, will take over as the new director in April.
The Associated Press
