Washington
(ANI):
Director
Christopher
Nolan
will
be
conferred
with
the
title
of
'Director
of
the
year'
at
the
ShoWest
movie
exhibition.
ShoWest
co-managing
director
Mitch
Neuhauser
told
the
Hollywood
Reporter
that
the
helmer
of
upcoming
Batman
sequel
'The
Dark
Knight'
is
"one
of
the
most
talented
directors
working
today
whose
films
consistently
achieve
both
critical
acclaim
and
box
office
success".
"His
ability
to
grab
hold
of
an
audience
from
the
opening
frame
and
not
let
go
until
the
very
end
of
each
film
is
a
testament
to
his
ability
as
a
master
storyteller," Contactmusic
quoted
Neuhauser,
as
saying.
The
37-year-old
director
made
his
directorial
debut
with
Following
in
1999
and
is
now
busy
helming
Batman
sequel
'The
Dark
Knight' which
is
set
for
release
on
July
18th.
Nolan
will
receive
the
accolade
at
the
closing
night
banquet
of
the
ShoWest
event
in
Las
Vegas.