Kim Novak is to receive the Venice Film Festival ’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. The festival, which runs August 27-September 6, also will screen the world premiere of documentary Kim Novak’s Vertigo by Alexandre Philippe, made in collaboration with the legendary American actress.

Kim Novak, a Hollywood diva from the 1950s and 1960s who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Monday.

American actress Kim Novak will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, which takes place from August 27 to September 6, La Biennale di Venezia said on Monday.