Washington DC, Sept. 9 -- The 21st Zurich Film Festival will honour U.S. director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach with its A Tribute To... Award for his body of work, reported Variety.

He will recieve the award on September 26 during the premiere of his new film 'Jay Kelly' at Zurich's Kongresshaus.

Baumbach will also hold a public masterclass, as per the outlet.

"With Noah Baumbach, we are honouring an auteur who has shaped U.S. cinema for decades with his subtle insight into human relationships and his precise powers of observation," said Christian Jungen, Zurich's festival director. "'Jay Kelly' is, in my opinion, one of the outstanding films of the year and one of those works that, looking back, will be regarded as a masterpiece." ...