London, May 06 : US actor-director Al Pacino, recently nominated for a Tony Award, will be honored at this year''s Venice Film Festival with the `Glory to the Filmmaker' Award.

The honor is given to an artist who has left an `original mark' on contemporary cinema.

Pacino, 71, will receive the award on 4 September, ahead of the premiere of his new film `Wilde Salome' at the festival, reports the BBC.

The documentary, which explores the Oscar Wilde play Salome, marks Pacino''s third stint behind the camera.

The Oscar-winning actor, who describes the film as his `most personal project ever', also plays the role of Herod in the feature.

Festival director Marco Mueller called Pacino `an amazing director whose experience is precious and original and enriches the world of contemporary film'.

The Venice Film Festival begins on 31 August and runs until 10 September. (ANI)