“Johnny Depp will be at the festival in its second half,” they said, waiting for the last moments to confirm his participation.
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The 58-year-old American actor will not receive any of the awards normally awarded at the festival. However, he will present the films in which he plays and which will be screened in Vary.
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The festival has selected two films produced by it: the documentary Pot
gold coins: A couple of drinks with Shane MacGowan (2020) and the drama Minamata (2020), in which he also played the lead role.
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“We are extremely honored that the icon of contemporary film will visit the festival,” said festival president Jiří Bartoška, adding: “We have admired Johnny Depp for a long time, so we will be honored to welcome him to Karlovy Vary.”
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Even before Tuesday’s press conference, it was known that the KV IFF would welcome another star, Ethan Hawke.
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Award for Michael Caine
The guest of the 55th Karlovy Vary IFF will also be a British actor, winner of two Oscars, the European Film Awards and more than forty other awards, Sir Michael Caine.
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Michael Caine with the Best Actor Award
Photo: ČTK / AP
As part of the ceremonial opening of this year’s Karlovy Vary Festival, he will receive the Crystal Globe for his extraordinary artistic contribution to world cinema.
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During his six-decade acting career, Michael Caine has created more than a hundred roles across film and television genres.
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On Thursday’s ride
The award of the President of the Karlovy Vary IFF, to which the Karlovy Vary Festival annually awards domestic filmmakers, will then be taken over by the director, Oscar winner Jan Svěrák, at the closing ceremony of the 55th KV IFF.
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Jan Svěrák
Photo: Milan Malíček, Právo
On Thursday, August 26, at 4 pm, he will also personally present the film The Ride, which won the Crystal Globe for Best Film at the 30th Karlovy Vary IFF in 1995, at a gala performance at the Karlovy Vary Municipal Theater.
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“Honza chose the film himself,” said festival president Jiří Bartoška.
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Jury in four
Eva Mulvad from Denmark will chair the main festival jury at the 55th KV IFF. She entered international consciousness in 2006 with the film Enemies of Happiness, for which she won the Silver Wolf Award at the IDFA Documentary Festival and one of the main awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
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The main jury will have only four members in covid times.
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The end with Klícka
The festival will end with the film Klícka (2020) starring Judo Law, which will go to Czech cinemas under the banner of KVIFF Distribution shortly after the festival.
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The 55th KV IFF will take place untraditionally from 20 to 28 August. “We deliberately moved the date of the festival to August. We hoped that more people would be vaccinated and that we would be able to fully occupy Karlovy Vary’s film halls, “said Kryštof Mucha, the event’s executive director.
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