 In 2007, he received the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for his life's work, and in 2011 he also received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.In 2012, his final film, "Me and You" was screened out of competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was released early in 2013 in the UK.The film is an adaptation of Niccolò Ammaniti's young-adult's book "Me and You".