Ewan McGregor and Alicia Vikander will receive the President’s Award at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, organizers of KVIFF announced Tuesday.
Both artists will attend the opening weekend of the festival, which begins on June 30 and ends on July 8 in the spa town west of Prague.
Earlier, the festival announced that Russell Crowe would receive the Crystal Globe Award and perform with his band on opening night, giving KVIFF three unusual honorees in its opening weekend (with others potentially announced later).
McGregor will be in Karlovy Vary for a screening of “You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder,” a drama from director Emma Westenberg in which he plays a former addict who takes his estranged daughter to rehab after she overdoses. The actor co-stars with his real-life daughter, Clara McGregor, who was also one of the film’s producers.
Vikander will be there with “Firebrand”, a film by Karim Ainouz that premiered in Cannes. It stars the Oscar-winning actress as Catherine Parr, the last wife of King Henry VIII of England, and Jude Law as the ailing king in his final days.
Additional programming for the 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will be announced in the coming weeks.
