The 12 Years a Slave director will be honoured with the European Achievement in World Cinema award.

Steve McQueen

British director and artist Steve McQueen is to be awarded an honorary prize by the European Film Academy “in recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film’.

The director of Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, Shame and Hunger will be honoured with the European Achievement in World Cinema award.

McQueen will be the guest of honour at the 27th European Film Awards ceremony on Dec 13 in Riga, Latvia.