Internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, director of “Pulp Fiction,” “Kill Bill,” will be going to Manila in August to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during special ceremonies in the Ninth Cinemanila International Film Festival.

Tarantino will be receiving the distinction for his iconic contributions to world cinema and continued support to the proliferation and promotion of Asian and independent films. The Cinemanila International Film Festival, now on its ninth year, will have its official run from August 8 to 19, 2007. It will showcase the best of local and foreign cinema, including recent winners from the Berlin and Cannes film festivals.

[ Via sunstar.com.ph ]