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Martin Scorsese is set to honor fellow director Darren Aronofsky at the inaugural First Time Fest film festival in New York next month.

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Scorsese will present the first John Huston Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema to the "Black Swan" director during the event, which celebrates first-time filmmakers. First Time Fest, which was co-founded by Tony Bennett's daughter, Johanna, and producer Mandy Ward, will screen a dozen films in competition and both the jury and audience will select a Grand Prize winner.

The victor will be offered theatrical distribution and full international sales representation from the American film distributor Cinema Libre Studio. A number of debut movies from filmmakers who went on to prominence, such as John Huston's "The Maltese Falcon," will also be presented at the festival, which will take place March 1-4.