As every year, the organizers of the festival took their time with world names. The festival starts on Friday, June 28, and it is clear who will light it up. Apart from the festival president Jiří Bartoška (77) and the Czech actors will be the actor and director Viggo Mortensen. At the opening ceremony, he will receive the President’s Award of the Karlovy Vary IFF and will present the film Until the End of the World, which he wrote and directed.
Vigga became famous for the role of the hero Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but he has played many other roles. German-Spanish actor, director and producer Daniel Brühl will receive the second award from Bartoška known from the film Rivals or Shameful Pancharts.
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At the closing ceremony of the 58th edition of the KV IFF, Clive Owen will receive the Karlovy Vary IFF President’s Award. On the occasion of Clive Owen’s award, the award-winning film To the Touch, which has just passed 20 years since its creation, will be shown.
The British group Kosheen will perform at the opening concert on June 28 in front of the Thermal Hotel. The star of the new festival soundtrack will be the American actor and producer Benicio Del Toro, who received the Festival President’s Award in Vary in 2022.
Bartoška arrived at the press office emaciated, but in excellent spirits.
Author: M. Pátek, M. Hykl, ČTK