The Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival will honor actress, director and screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal and actor, director and screenwriter Jesse Eisenberg at its 60th edition, which runs July 3-11.
Artistic director Karel Och said, “Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg are distinguished by a certain ‘trans-Atlantic’ sensitivity. Their work as actors and directors has the ability to connect the New World and Europe while drawing on the most essential elements of both traditions. The humor of New York intellectuals is combined with wisdom, talent and an original way of seeing the world.”
KVIFF’s executive director Kryštof Mucha added, “We at the festival are glad to be able to welcome two creative individuals whose work as actors, screenwriters and directors is representative of contemporary trends in cinema, and whose films are an intense experience for audiences.”
At the opening ceremony, the President’s Award will be presented to Gyllenhaal, a Golden Globe winner and two-time Academy Award nominee. At the festival, Gyllenhaal will present her film “The Bride!” (2026), which she wrote, directed and produced. The film is an imaginative continuation of the classic Frankenstein story, influenced by both the 1935 film “Bride of Frankenstein” and Mary Shelley’s original story. The film stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard and Jake Gyllenhaal.
