Day Lewis to receive career award

Daniel Day-Lewis is to be presented with an award for his career in film at the Berlin Film Festival.

The 47-year-old, whose credits include his Oscar-winning performance in My Left Foot, will be presented with the Berlinale Camera award on the February 15. The honour, awarded since 1986, honours figures in cinema that the festival feels "particularly indebted to".

Man to Man, a historical epic starring Kristin Scott Thomas, opens the German festival on February 10.

A Different Story, a candid documentary about the life and career of singer George Michael, will also be screened at the 10-day event.