The Karlovy Range Intl. Movie Pageant will honor actress, director and screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal and actor, director and screenwriter Jesse Eisenberg at its sixtieth version, which runs July 3-11.
Inventive director Karel Och mentioned, “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 govt 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.”
On the opening ceremony, the President’s Award might be offered to Gyllenhaal, a Golden Globe winner and two-time Academy Award nominee. On the competition, Gyllenhaal will current her movie “The Bride!” (2026), which she wrote, directed and produced. The movie is an imaginative continuation of the basic Frankenstein story, influenced by each the 1935 movie “Bride of Frankenstein” and Mary Shelley’s authentic story. The movie stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Maggie Gyllenhaal made her characteristic directorial debut along with her adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel “The Lost Daughter,” starring Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, and Jessie Buckley, for which she additionally wrote the screenplay. The movie went on to be nominated for 3 Academy Awards for finest actress (Colman), finest supporting actress (Buckley) and finest tailored screenplay (Gyllenhaal).
The President’s Award may also be offered to Eisenberg, a two-time Oscar nominee. In his honor, Karlovy Range will display “The Double,” directed by Richard Ayoade, by which Eisenberg performs the lead function.
As a filmmaker, Eisenberg made his screenwriting and directing debut with the characteristic movie “When You Finish Saving the World,” starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard as a mom and son making an attempt to navigate their relationship. The movie had its premiere at Cannes. Eisenberg subsequently aroused nice consideration together with his second movie, “A Real Pain” (2024), by which he and Kieran Culkin play cousins seeking their heritage. Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for finest screenplay, and his screenplay received a BAFTA Award and the Waldo Salt Award at Sundance. He was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe for finest actor, and Kieran Culkin’s efficiency garnered an Oscar for finest supporting actor.
His upcoming movie as a author/director, “The Debut,” stars Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. Eisenberg co-stars and wrote the music and lyrics for the movie’s musical-within-the-movie. Will probably be launched in Fall 2026 by A24.
