PRAGUE (AP) 鈥 The Czech Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was kicking off its 59th edition on Friday with honors for American actor Peter Sarsgaard and actress Vicky Krieps from Luxembourg.
Sarsgaard and Krieps are both slated to receive the Festival President鈥檚 Award at the opening ceremony.
The will screen 鈥淪hattered Glass,鈥 a 2003 movie directed by Billy Ray, for which Sarsgaard was nominated for a Golden Globe. To honor Krieps, who received a European Film Award for best actress for her role of the rebellious Empress Sisi in 鈥淐orsage鈥 (2022), the movie 鈥淟ove Me Tender鈥 (2025) will be shown at the festival.
American actress , who will receive the same award on Sunday, was set to present her two latest movies, 鈥淪plitsville鈥 and 鈥淢aterialists.鈥
The festival will close on July 12 with an honor for Swedish actor recognising his outstanding contribution to world cinema. He will present his new movie, 鈥淪entimental Value鈥 directed by by Joachim Trier, that at this year鈥檚 Cannes Film Festival.
In an anticipated event, Hollywood actor arrives at the festival present a newly restored print of the 1975 Oscar-winning movie 鈥 ,鈥 which was directed by the late Czech director Milo拧 Forman and which was produced by Douglas and Saul Zaentz.
The grand jury will consider 12 movies for the top prize, the Crystal Globe.
