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Swedish film and theater actor Stellan Skarsgård, recipient of a Golden Globe award, will return to Karlovy Vary for the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where he will be presented the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
Skarsgård will personally present his new film Sentimental Value, which won the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
At the opening ceremony of the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the KVIFF President’s Award will be presented to actress Vicky Krieps, winner of a European Film Award for Best Actress for the biopic Corsage, a performance for which she was similarly recognized at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
On the occasion of honoring Vicky Krieps, KVIFF will be showing the film Love Me Tender.
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American actress Dakota Johnson will be on hand at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to receive the KVIFF President’s Award and to present her two latest films –the romantic comedy full of provocative chaos Splitsville (2025, dir. Michael Angelo Covino), which she also produced under her TeaTime Pictures banner, and the comedy Materialists, an exploration of a somewhat toxic relationship triangle by one of today’s most lauded directors, Celine Song and co-stars Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans. Dakota Johnson will receive the KVIFF President’s Award before the screening of Materialists on July 6 at 10.30pm in the Grand Hall of the Hotel Thermal.
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The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will present the KVIFF President’s Award to American actor Peter Sarsgaard, winner of a number of awards such as the Volpi Cup from the Venice Film Festival, plus a nomination for an Emmy® and one for a Golden Globe.
Peter Sarsgaard will receive the KVIFF President’s Award at the opening ceremony of KVIFF 59. In his honor, the festival will screen the journalism drama Shattered Glass (2003).
In early June, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival announced eleven films that will be vying for the main prize in the festival’s Crystal Globe Competition. The twelfth film, Iran’s Bidad, remained secret to protect the safety of the film’s delegation. At Karlovy Vary, director Soheil Beiraghi will present the world premiere of his story of the young singer Seti who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public. In defiance of her country’s religious laws, she decides to sing in the street. Her performances quickly gain in popularity, and Seti becomes a star for a young generation that no longer wants to be oppressed by the regime.
Bidad was made as an independent production; otherwise, it would never have been approved by the censors because of its critical tone. Even so, director Soheil Beiraghi was investigated by the authorities during filming. It was necessary to withhold announcement of the film’s inclusion in the festival’s program until he and the members of his crew could safely travel out of Iran. A few days ago, the festival team was overjoyed to hear that they were on their way, and so we now can announce the full Crystal Globe Competition with all twelve participating films.
Traditionally, premieres in KVIFF’s Crystal Globe Competition are introduced by delegations of the films‘ creators. The world premiere of Out of Love will be presented by the film’s star, French actress Camille Cottin, whom audiences will recognize from the series Call My Agent! (2015)or the films Allied (2016, dir. Robert Zemeckis) and House of Gucci (2021, dir. Ridley Scott). Hungarian director Bence Fliegauf, winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlinale, will be on hand for the world premiere of his evocative cinematic vision Jimmy Jaguar. The international premiere of Rebuilding will be presented by Max Walker-Silverman, who returns to Karlovy Vary three years after coming to town with his feature film debut A Love Song, which was shown inthe Horizons section in 2022.
The melancholic, touching, and funny The Love That Remains – a story of fading love and the dissolution of a marriage whose successful world premiere was at this year’s Cannes Film Festival – will be personally introduced by Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason. Mexican director Michel Franco returns to Karlovy Vary after just one year to present his provocative love story of a Mexican dancer and a successful American philanthropist, Dreams. The film, which stars Jessica Chastain in the role of the philanthropist, had its world premiere at this year’s Berlinale. Mstyslav Chernov, winner of a Pulitzer Prize and an Oscar for his 20 Days in Mariupol, will be in town to present his latest documentary, 2000 Metres to Andriivka. Chernov’s radical film again rewrites the definition of war documentary. The historical drama Two Prosecutors which had its world premiere in the main competition in Cannes, will be introduced by director Sergei Loznitsa in person.
American director, actor, and screenwriter Jay Duplass will accompany the screening of the comedy The Baltimorons. This melancholic yet humorous duet about a newly sober man who forms an unexpected bond with his dentist was an audience favorite at the SXSW festival. Paolo Genovese, known for directing original, intelligent, and exceptionally popular films such as Perfect Strangers and Superheroes, presents his latest undertaking – the romantic comedy Madly. Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili will introduce her second feature film, April. This uncompromising drama, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, tells the story of a gynecologist who illegally helps village women terminate their pregnancies.
Argentinian actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart was named Best Actor at the 2014 Karlovy Vary festival for his performance in All Yours (dir. David Lambert) and received a César Award for his role in 120 BPM (dir. Robin Campillo). This year, he returns with Kill the Jockey (dir. Luis Ortega). Italian actor Valerio Mastandrea is known to Karlovy Vary audiences thanks to his appearances in Viva la Liberta (2013, dir. Roberto Andò) and Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012, dir. Marco Tullio Giordana). At this year’s festival, he will present Feeling Better, which he directed and in which he plays the main role.
Director Mark Jenkin, whose previous film Enys Men was a revelation at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, is coming to Karlovy Vary for the world premiere of his short film I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash, which is being shown in the festival’s Imagina section.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will pay tribute to its president Jiří Bartoška with the opening film We’ve Got to Frame It! (a conversation with Jiří Bartoška in July 2021), directed by Milan Kuchynka and Jakub Jurásek, screenings of the film Tiger Theory, and the exhibition Jiří Bartoška – KVIFF President.
The audiences will have the opportunity to watch the opening film of the 59th KVIFF We’ve Got To Frame It! (a conversation with Jiří Bartoška in July 2021) online at www.kviff.tv. The online stream will begin at approximately 9.15pm – after the conclusion of the opening ceremony, which will be streamed live at KVIFF.TV. The stream of the film will be available live only, and will be accessible worldwide for free, without registration. English subtitles will be available.
The opening ceremony of this year’s KVIFF will feature the premiere of the new festival trailer starring Bolek Polívka.Polívka was awarded the KVIFF President’s Award at the 56th edition of the festival in 2022. The trailer was directed by Ivan Zachariáš, a longtime creator of KVIFF trailers. After its premiere during the festival’s opening ceremony, the trailer will be available online exclusively on www.kviff.tv and the festival’s YouTube channel.
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