Ron Howard to receive top filmmaking honour

London: Veteran director Ron Howard will be honoured for his long-running filmmaking career at this year`s Austin Film Festival.

Howard will receive the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the annual event in October, reports express.co.uk. In a career spanning 50 years, the star has become one of the most successful moviemakers of all time, creating mega-hits such as "Apollo 13", "A Beautiful Mind" and "Frost/Nixon" and seeing his work pull in nine Oscars. Howard will be on hand throughout the festival to host a series of panels for other filmmakers. Previous recipients of the award include Oliver Stone, Sydney Pollack and Danny Boyle. IANS