Stephen Frears, regisseur van films als DANGEROUS LIAISONS, THE HI-LO COUNTRY en THE QUEEN ontvangt dit jaar de EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD voor zijn buitengewone oeuvre.
"I don't know what to say," zei Frears over de telefoon. "Having already received various awards like the Spanish Goya, the French César and the British BAFTA, well, they're always nice - if you get them," en hij voegde er aan toe: "But I'm very grateful, it's very nice to be complimented by Europe."