Quentin Tarantino is to be honoured for his career achievements at the Palm Springs Film Festival next month.
The film director will be given the Sonny Bono Visionary Award, named after the event's late founder.
The chairman of the festival, Harold Matzner, said that Tarantino was "one of the most gifted, iconoclastic film-makers of his generation".
Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard will also collect an award for achievement in acting.
The festival is due to take place in California from 5-18 January.
Of her award, Matzner said: "Following a distinguished career in French cinema, Marion Cotillard has firmly established herself as a major actress in American films."
The festival is due to take place in California from 5-18 January.
