Rome, Sept. 15 -- British producer David Puttnam, whose illustrious career includes classics such as 'Chariots of Fire', 'The Killing Fields' and 'The Mission', will be honoured with the inaugural Industry Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th Rome Film Festival, according to Variety.

Puttnam, 84, whose works have earned 10 Oscars, 10 Golden Globes, 25 BAFTAs and nine Emmys, as well as a Palme d'Or for The Mission, will receive the accolade from Italian director and screenwriter Uberto Pasolini (Full Monte). Pasolini began his career under Puttnam as a location scout on The Killing Fields.

Starting in London in the early 1970s, Puttnam collaborated with renowned directors including Alan Parker, Ken Russell, Adrian Lyne and Ridley Scott...