Gus Van Sant , the revered director of films such as Good Will Hunting and Milk , will be honored later this fall with the Precious Gem Award at the Miami Film Festival GEMS event.

The festivities, set for Monday, Nov. 3 at Miami’s Cosford Cinema, will kick off at 7 p.m. local time with a screening of Van Sant’s latest film, Dead Man’s Wire , followed by a career-retrospective conversation with Van Sant, moderated by yours truly, that will be recorded for subsequent airing as an episode of The Hollywood Reporter ’s Awards Chatter podcast.

Gus Van Sant , the revered director of films such as Good Will Hunting and Milk , will be honored later this fall with the Precious Gem Award at the Miami Film Festival GEMS event.

The festivities, set for Monday, Nov. 3 at Mi

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