Czech international film festival opens with honors for actors Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps

PRAGUE AP The Czech Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was kicking off its th edition on Friday with honors for American actor Peter Sarsgaard and actress Vicky Krieps from Luxembourg Sarsgaard and Krieps are both slated to receive the Festival President s Award at the opening ceremony The festival will screen Shattered Glass a movie directed by Billy Ray for which Sarsgaard was nominated for a Golden Globe To honor Krieps who received a European Film Award for best actress for her role of the rebellious Empress Sisi in Corsage the movie Love Me Tender will be shown at the festival American actress Dakota Johnson who will receive the same award on Sunday was set to present her two latest movies Splitsville and Materialists The festival will close on July with an honor for Swedish actor Stellan Skarsg rd recognising his outstanding contribution to world cinema He will present his new movie Sentimental Value directed by by Joachim Trier that won the Grand Prix at this year s Cannes Film Festival In an anticipated event Hollywood actor Michael Douglas arrives at the festival present a newly restored print of the Oscar-winning movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest which was directed by the late Czech director Milo Forman and which was produced by Douglas and Saul Zaentz The grand jury will consider movies for the top prize the Crystal Globe Source