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The Career Golden Lion of this year's Venice Film Festival will go to David Lynch, the Montana-born director of classics such as The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and, more recently, Mulholland Dr. Lynch was nominated -- but never won -- for a Best Director Oscar for all three films. His distinct style has lead to creation of the adjective Lynchian, much used by film critics around the world. His film Wild at Heart won the Golden Palm at Cannes in 1990, and Mulholland Dr. won him the Best Director honours at the same festival in 2001. He was the head of the Venice Festival jury in 1994.

Lynch's latest film Inland Empire will be screened in Venice -- which runs from August 30 through September 9 -- as part of the festival's hommage to the director. Last year's recipients of the career Golden Lion were Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli and Japanese animation giant Hayao Miyazaki. 

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