Hungarian director to receive lifetime achievement award

Hungarian movie director Ildikó Enyedi, whose recent film, 'On Body and Soul' was shortlisted for the Academy Award in the best foreign language film category, is to receive a lifetime award at the 'Festival del cinema europeo' in Lecce Italy this Tuesday, the news portal index.hu reports.

The Golden Olive Tree award for lifetime achievement recepients included in the previous years such distinguished artists as Andrzej Wajda, Andrei Tarkovsky, Theo Angelopoulos, Costa-Gavras, Emir Kusturica, Aki Kaurismaki, Krzysztof Zanussi, Agnieszka Holland and (last year) Stephen Frears. Ildikó Enyedi is the first Hungarian film-maker to receive this distinction.