Karlovy Vary is rolling out the red carpet for Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter, Secretary, The Honourable Woman) and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, A Real Pain, When You Finish Saving the World) this year.
At its 60th anniversary edition next month, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will present its President’s Award to the “two distinctive personalities who have significantly shaped contemporary world cinema,” organizers said on Monday. “In their work, director, screenwriter and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and the multifaceted actor, director, screenwriter and author Jesse Eisenberg transition smoothly between charismatic performances and bold auteur filmmaking.”
Said KVIFF executive director Kryštof Mucha: “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.”
Jesse Eisenberg
Courtesy of KVIFF
