In addition to premiering her latest film, “About Joan,” the Berlin Film Festival is set to award Isabelle Huppert an Honorary Golden Bear at this year’s edition. The fest’s special Homage section will also be dedicated to the acclaimed French actress, per a press release.

Huppert has a long history with the Berlinale. She’s starred in seven Competition films to date. She’s been nominated for France’s César prize more than any other actress in France, and has won twice: she took home the prestigious honor for “Elle,” which she also received an Oscar nomination for, and “La Cérémonie.” Both features will screen in the Homage program.

“We are proud to welcome Isabelle Huppert back to the festival,” said Berlinale directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian. “The Honorary Golden Bear may seem like a natural progression in a career without equal, since Isabelle Huppert is one of the few artists recognized with acting awards at all major film festivals. But Isabelle Huppert is more than a celebrated actor — she is an uncompromising artist who doesn’t hesitate to take risks and flout mainstream trends. Awarding her our most prestigious prize is to accentuate cinema as an art form, independent and unconditional. We often see actors as tools in the hands of filmmakers, but Isabelle Huppert is a clear example that the dynamic can be a true exchange. Actors can be the true engine of creating not only emotions, but also concepts of cinema.”

Huppert-starrer “About Joan,” the story of a woman who flees Paris and embarks on an inner journey after being reunited with someone from her past, is screening as a Berlinale Special Gala this year

Berlin Film Festival will run from February 10-20.