American actor, director and screenwriter Ethan Hawke will be honored at this year’s edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
The beginning of the 55th edition of the festival is on Friday night.
The organizers will also award the honorary Crystal Globe Award for outstanding contribution to world cinema to actor Michael Kane.
He will present at the festival the debut film “Bestsellers” by director Lina Resler.
In it, two-time Oscar winner Kane takes on the role of an old-fashioned writer embarking on his final tour.
In addition to Michael Kane, Johnny Depp will be honored in Karlovy Vary for his impressive career and the imprint he has left on the global film industry. Depp was announced the winner of the Donostia Award for overall creativity at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The Karlovy Vary Film Festival, which is among the oldest and most famous in Europe, will run until August 28th.
The jury will choose from 12 films for the grand prize, among the candidates is the film “While I Can Walk” by Serbian director Stefan Arsenievich, a co-production of Serbia, Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg and Lithuania.
The co-production of Georgia, Russia, Bulgaria “Brighton 4” by director Levan Koguashvili will have a special screening in Karlovy Vary.
Visitors to the film festival must wear protective masks and must first certify that they have been vaccinated, have had Covid-19 or tested negative for the new coronavirus.
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