Washington DC, June 12 -- American filmmaker Alexander Panyne will be honoured with the Leopard Award, Pardo d'Onore at the 78th edition of Locarno Film Festival. The event is set to take place on the night of August 15.

According to Variety, Payne will also present his films 'The Descendants' (2011) and 'Nebraska' (2013) and participate in a public discussion with the audience at the film festival.

While announcing the recipient of the Leopard Award, the Locarno Film Festival wrote, "The distinctive voice behind a slate of dryly funny modern classics, writer-director Alexander Payne has secured his place on the short list of filmmakers whose work can be said to define American cinema in the 21st century," on their Instagram handle.

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