Actress Vanessa Redgrave, 80, is honored by the Swedish Stockholm Film Festival for her work in film and theater.

The six-time Oscar-nominated British actress is known for her tremendous talent as well as her political activism. Her directing debut, Sea Sorrow, a documentary depicting the refugee crisis, will also be showing at the festival (Nov. 8-19). For more info, see www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en