MILL VALLEY, California — Tim Robbins and Helen Mirren will be honoured at this year's Mill Valley Film Festival in northern California.The Robbins tribute is set for October 11 and will include an on-stage conversation with the activist actor and director, as well as clips from the 47-year-old actor's films, including The Shawshank Redemption<$>, Bull Durham <$>and The Player<$>.

His new movie, the apartheid-era drama Catch a Fire, will be shown on October 10 and 14.

Mirren, the 61-year-old British actress, will be similarly honoured with an on-stage interview on October 7. Mirren was nominated for Oscars for her performances in Gosford Park and The Madness of King George<$>, and has starred in the long-running public television series Prime Suspect.<$>

She stars in the upcoming film The Queen <$>as Queen Elizabeth II, set in the days following Princess Diana's death.

This year's festival, which runs from October 5-15, features 231 films from 43 countries.

"After 29 years, we're a mature organisation that has developed a reputation nationally and internationally," said festival founder Mark Fishkin, executive director of the California Film Institute. "When you look at what's happening this year at the festival, it's the culmination of three decades of work."