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The AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute on February 26, 1973 to honor a single individual for his or her lifetime contribution to enriching American culture through motion pictures and television. The Recipient is selected and honored at a ceremony annually, with the award presented by a master of ceremonies and recently, the prior year's recipient, who usually gives a brief synopsis of the awarded individual and career background including highlights and achievements.
The AFI Board of Trustees announced that Francis Ford Coppola will be the 50th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, America's highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Coppola at a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Dreamer, maverick, pioneer and one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of our time, Francis Ford Coppola is a six-time Academy Award®-winning director, writer and producer of some of the most influential and culturally significant films of all time, including The Godfather trilogy, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, Bram Stoker's Dracula and his latest epic, Megalopolis.
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