Director
Oliver Stone will receive Heart of
Sarajevo
at the 23rd edition of the Sarajevo film festival.
The honorary award is given to people who have made an "extraordinary contribution to the art of film". Stone will also be in conversation with Russian President
Vladimir Putin at the festival.
Based in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the festival noted that the Oscar-winning director has written and directed over 20 full-length features, including some "iconic films" such as 'Platoon', 'Natural Born Killers', 'Nixon' and 'Snowden'.
Previous Heart of Sarajevo honorees include Gael Garcia Bernal, Danis Tanovic and
Mike Leigh.
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