Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Legendary filmmakers Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee are the first honorees announced for this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards.
Almodóvar, who won the Oscar for original screenplay for “Talk to Her” (2002), will receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant, which recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema.
One of the most renowned international auteurs of his generation, the Spanish filmmaker helmed the live action short awards contender “Strange Way of Life” with Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke, which premiered at Cannes in May.
Lee, an Academy Award winner for “BlacKkKlansman” in adapted screenplay and an honorary Oscar recipient in 2016, will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award, which recognizes filmmakers who have exemplified greatness in their careers.
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