# Walter Hill Honored with Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Award and Retrospective

Filmmaker Walter Hill will receive a lifetime achievement award at Fantastic Fest, with the Alamo Drafthouse also planning a retrospective screening series of his work. The award recognizes Hill's contributions to cinema, particularly in action and genre films.

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### Entertainment
- [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/walter-hill-fantastic-fest-lifetime-achievement-award-retrospective-1236810568/) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000