Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 26 (ANI): Actress Sigourney Weaver will attend the 13th edition of Rome Film Festival.

The 'Alien' actress will participate in public discussion event ' Close Encounter session' to discuss her career and acting skills, confirmed The Hollywood Reporter.

The 'Wolf of the Wall Street' director Martin Scorsese will receive the lifetime achievement award at the event and join Weaver for the discussion session.

Academy Award-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore will also join the discussion and deliberate on noir genre, literature and other cinema.

Director Paolo Virzi's 'Notti Magiche ' about 1990 Rome World Cup will be presented at the festival. (ANI)

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