The University’s School of Creative Arts is sponsoring an evening dedicated to Canadian film director Norman Jewison, who will receive a lifetime achievement award Saturday from the Windsor International Film Festival.

Jewison’s career spanned from 1963’s 40 Pounds of Trouble to 2003’s The Statement  and includes the comedies The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966) and Moonstruck (1987), the dramas In the Heat of the Night (1967) and A Soldier’s Story (1984), and the musicals Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and Jesus Christ Superstar (1973). He personally received seven Academy Award nominations; his films have received 45 nominations and 12 Oscars.

The Capitol Theatre is the setting for the tribute evening, which will open with a 5:30 p.m. reception, continue with a 6:30 on-stage interview and conclude with screenings of Moonstruck and In the Heat of the Night. Find more details on the event website.

Tickets are $20, available online at www.windsorfilmfestival.com  or in person at the WSO Box Office, 121 University Avenue West. Today is the last day for students in the School of Creative Arts to claim discounted tickets at $13 from Barb Barone in room 115, Music Building.