Los Angeles, Aug. 7 -- Italian director and producer Luca Guadagnino will be honoured with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at this year's Venice Film Festival, reported Variety.

The filmmaker, who is premiering his seven-hour Bernardo Bertolucci documentary 'Joie de Vivre' at the festival, will be honoured as "a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry," as per a press release.

Guadagnino will be presented with the award on September 8 before the premiere of 'Joie de Vivre'.

Speaking on the same, the filmmaker shared, "It might seem like a rhetorical gesture to say I am honoured to receive the Glory to the Filmmaker award, but it is the plain truth for many reasons. To be ...