CHICAGO — As part of the Gene Siskel Film Center’s 50th Anniversary, Matt Damon will be honored with the Film Center’s Renaissance Award during a special event on June 25, where he will be interviewed in a virtual conversation by Robert Downey Jr.
“Matt’s prolific career and discerning choice of roles makes him one of the most impactful filmmakers of our generation,” said the Film Center’s executive director Jean de St. Aubin in a statement. The award “honors the body of work of a filmmaker who has advanced the art of cinema,” and in the past has gone to Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Scarlett Johansson and George Lucas.
Damon’s career has been a long and varied, with an early breakthrough in a starring role with 1997′s “Good Will Hunting,” which he wrote with Ben Affleck and which won them the Oscar for best screenplay. Damon subsequent screenwriting credits also include “Gerry,” “Promised Land” and “The Last Duel.”
