Prolific filmmaker Werner Herzog will receive the San Sebastián Film Festival’s prestigious Donostia Award during its 74th edition in September. The German director will be honored at the Spanish festival’s opening gala and will screen his latest film “Bucking Fastard,” following its world premiere at Venice Film Festival. “Over a career spanning six decades, Werner Herzog has become one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, building an extraordinary body of work ―around 80 films― shaped by obsession, extreme situations and the contradictions of human nature,” San Sebastián Film Festival said in a statement. He was nominated for a best documentary Oscar in 2008 for “Encounters at the End of the World” and has won prizes at the Cannes, Berlin and Venice film festivals. The San Sebastián Film Festival will take place from Sept. 18 to 26.