Haneke to Receive Career Prize in Munich

5 months ago 28th May 06:30

Austrian director Michael Haneke will follow up his triumph at the CannesFilm Festival in France by collecting another honor in Germany this summer (09).

The filmmaker scooped the prestigious Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) on Sunday (24May09) for his drama The White Ribbon, about residents in a small German town struck by tragedy as World War I looms.

And he is to be feted by his peers once again at the Munich Film Festival on 3 July (09), when he will be presented with the Cine Merit Award, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The Munich movie event kicks off on 26 June and runs through till 4 July (09).