Renowned filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will be honored at the San Francisco International Film Festival, as he will receive this year’s Irving M. Levin Directing Award during the event.

The filmmaker from Mexico will receive award at the San Francisco Film Society Awards Night which is scheduled on April 27, 2015. Prior to the presentation ceremony, Guillermo del Toro will attend an on stage interview on April 25, and it will be followed by the screening of ‘The Devil’s Backbone’.

“This award is a tribute to his boundless imagination and to his deep understanding of cinema history. Del Toro is both a great teacher and a boisterous communicator of why movies matter; we are going to have a very fun night with him here indeed”, said Noah Cowan, the Executive Director of San Francisco International Film Festival.

The much awaited Kanbar Award for excellence in storytelling and George Gund III Award for outstanding contribution to the craft of cinema is expected to be unveiled in the coming days.