Iconic helmer David Lynch to get American Film Institute honorary degree

Iconic helmer David Lynch to get American Film Institute honorary degree

PanARMENIAN.Net - Legendary comedian Mel Brooks and iconic filmmaker David Lynch will receive honorary degrees from the American Film Institute, the organization announced, according to TheWrap.

Brooks and Lynch will receive doctorates of fine arts degrees for “contribution of distinction to the art of the moving image” during the AFI Conservatory commencement at Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on June 13.

Previous recipients of the AFI Honorary Degree include Robert Altman, Maya Angelou, Clint Eastwood, Roger Ebert, James Earl Jones, Nora Ephron, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Helen Mirren, Haskell Wexler and John Williams.

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