Samuel L. Jackson honoured at Dubai International Film Festival

Actor Samuel L. Jackson arrives to the Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills, California U.S. October 8, 2016. REUTERS/David McNew/Files

DUBAI (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dubai International Film Festival for his contribution to cinema.

The "Pulp Fiction" and "The Hateful Eight" actor was among a host of movie stars and producers attending the festival's opening on Wednesday.

"I don't know if it's too early ...It happens when it happens," Jackson said on the red carpet. "I will continue to go out there and do the things that I do and who knows, maybe I'll get a second lifetime achievement award."

The 13th edition of the Dubai festival runs until Dec. 14.

(Reporting by Reuters Television; editing by Mark Heinrich)