Winner of several Oscars and crowned with multiple awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Pedro Almodóvar has made 19 feature films since the 1980s. From the awakening of Spanish culture during the Movida years to international renown, Pedro Almodóvar has become one of the greatest and most celebrated Hispanic artists on the planet.

Joining the ranks of Clint Eastwood, Milos Forman, Gérard Depardieu, Ken Loach and Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodóvar will receive the 6^th Lumière Award in Lyon.