How Slovak Star-Turned-Ambassador and Karlovy Vary Honoree Magda Vasaryova Is Like Eric Cantona

How Slovak Star-Turned-Ambassador and Karlovy Vary Honoree Magda Vasaryova Is Like Eric Cantona

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) celebrates the 80th anniversary of its founding and its 60th edition this year. In addition to Hollywood celebrities, it has long celebrated and honored big Czech stars.   This year, KVIFF will bestow its President’s Award on a famous Slovak actress who became an ambassador and respected voice in political life….

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‘A Whole Person Almost’ Is a Cinematic Odyssey. And Hey, Does This Cloud Look Like Trump?! (Exclusive Clips)

‘A Whole Person Almost’ Is a Cinematic Odyssey. And Hey, Does This Cloud Look Like Trump?! (Exclusive Clips)

A man travels to a remote Greek island to claim his late father’s inheritance in a personal and emotional Odyssey in A Whole Person Almost (Enas olokliros anthropos schedon), the feature directorial debut of Greek-German filmmaker Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis. The film world premieres in the Proxima competition of the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF),…

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Locarno: Rick Baker, Seven-Time Oscar Winner and Makeup Effects Artist, to Receive Vision Award 

Locarno: Rick Baker, Seven-Time Oscar Winner and Makeup Effects Artist, to Receive Vision Award 

The Locarno Film Festival will bestow its Vision Award, presented by Ticinomoda, upon Rick Baker, the seven-time Oscar winner behind some of cinema’s most fantastical creatures. Baker will receive the award in the Swiss town’s Piazza Grande on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 12. He will also present, within the festival program, two key films from his career,…

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