Venice Film Festival will honor Tim Burton with the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award, organizers announced Wednesday.
Tim Burton Day will take place Sept. 5 and include a special "surprise offering," festival organizers said.
"Tim Burton is a cinematic genius, the most imaginative child of the new age of cinema," Venice artistic director Marco Muller said. "He has a unique talent of being able to imbue his fantasies with emotional depth."
The 64th annual Venice International Film Festival runs in the fall.
Venice Film Festival will honor Tim Burton with the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award, organizers announced Wednesday.
