Kelly Reichardt will be awarded the Carrosse d’Or award on 18 May in Cannes, during the Directors’ Fortnight’s opening ceremony. The American filmmaker’s latest opus "Showing Up" is also running in the main competition.
"Political, humanistic and grounded in American land, her seven feature films tell an intimate counter – history of her country, attached to territories and underdogs," the French Director’s Guild SRF (Société des réalisateurs de films) said in its statement on Tuesday.