The 21st Zurich Film Festival will honor U.S. director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach with its A Tribute To … Award for his body of work. The award will be presented to him on Sept. 26 during the gala premiere of his new film “ Jay Kelly ” at Zurich’s Kongresshaus. In addition, Baumbach will hold a public masterclass.

“With Noah Baumbach, we are honoring an auteur who has shaped U.S. cinema for decades with his subtle insight into human relationships and his precise powers of observation,” said Christian Jungen, Zurich’s festival director. “’Jay Kelly’ is, in my opinion, one of the outstanding films of the year and one of those works that, looking back, will be regarded as a masterpiece.”

Baumbach has been nominated for an Academy Award four times. In 2006, he was nominated for ori

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