The International Rome Film Festival will present director Quentin Tarantino with a special lifetime achievement award, along with a gala screening of Django Unchained that will serve as the film’s European premiere, this week.
In a statement, former Venice Film Festival head Marco Mueller praised Tarantino’s vision:
“Quentin Tarantino’s vision has radically influenced our collective imagery over the past 20 years,” he said. “Tarantino is a profoundly American yet very European filmmaker, because the relationship he has established with cinema and its history is as analytical as it is passionate.”
Although the Rome fest concluded Nov. 17, the event will take place Jan. 4 as a continuation of the festival.
