Washington,
(ANI):
Quentin
Tarantino
is
set
to
be
honoured
with
the
2009
Kirk
Douglas
Award
for
Excellence
in
Film
for
his
contribution
to
cinema.
The
Kill
Bill
director
will
receive
the
honour
at
a
pre-event
for
the
2010
Santa
Barbara
International
Film
Festival,
that
will
run
from
4-14
February,
2010
in
California.
"We
are
beyond
excited
to
be
able
to
honour
a
man
who
has
turned
filmmaking
on
its
ear," Contactmusic
quoted
festival
executive
director
Roger
Durling
as
saying.
“He
has
forever
changed
the
direction
of
American
cinema,"
Durling
added.
Douglas
will
present
the
award
to
the
Inglourious
Basterds
filmmaker
at
a
gala
dinner
on
October
22.