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Where to See the Stars at the KVIFF 60

July 01, 2026, 11:10

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Night of the 60th KVIFF begins on Friday, July 3rd at 6:00 PM.

The Red Carpet opens at 4:00 PM with a musical performance by Annet X and NobodyListen, followed by the gradual arrivals of the Opening Ceremony guests on the red carpet in front of the entrance to the Hotel Thermal Grand Hall. The red carpet arrivals will be accompanied by hosts.

The Opening Ceremony will be broadcast live on the KVIFF.TV platform, in Czech only.


Guests of the 60th KVIFF

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL

July 3, 6:00 PM, Opening Ceremony, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will receive the President’s Award

July 4, 10:30 PM Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will introduce the film The Bride!


JESSE EISENBERG

July 3, 6:00 PM, Opening Ceremony, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

July 4, 11:00 AM Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will receive the President’s Award

Will introduce the film The Double

Followed by a post-screening Q&A

July 4, 5:00 PM, Thermal, Festival Lounge

KVIFF Talk with the audience


DUSTIN HOFFMAN

July 3, 6:00 PM, Opening Ceremony, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

July 4, 2:00 PM, Thermal, Grand Hall

Will introduce the film The Graduate


HARVEY KEITEL

July 3, 6:00 PM, Opening Ceremony, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

July 5, 10:30 PM, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will introduce the film Mean Streets


ROBERT RICHARDSON

July 5, 2:00 PM, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival together with the film delegation

Will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
Will introduce the film Robert Richardson: The While Devil

July 5, 5:00 PM, Thermal, Festival Lounge

KVIFF Talk: Awards Chatter Live with Robert Richardson


KEVIN BACON, KYRA SEDGWICK, TRAVIS BACON

July 10, 10:30 PM, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will introduce the film The Family Movie

JULIETTE BINOCHE

July 9, 2:00 PM, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will present the film In–I in Motion

July 9, 10:00 PM Karlovy Vary Theatre

Will present the film Certified Copy

July 10, 11:00 AM, Thermal, Grand Hall

Will present the film Three Colours: Blue

July 11, 6:00 PM, Closing Ceremony, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema


MAGDA VÁŠÁRYOVÁ

July 9, 12:15 PM, KVIFF.TV Park

KVIFF Talk with the actress Magda Vašáryová, and her daughter, writer Hana Lasicová

July 9, 4:00 PM Karlovy Vary Theatre

Will present the film Birds, Orphans and Fools

July 11, 6:00 PM Closing Ceremony, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will receive the President’s Award


JEFFREY WRIGHT

July 10, 2:00 PM, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will present the film Basquiat

July 11, 6:00 PM Closing Ceremony, Thermal, Grand Hall

Red carpet arrival

Will receive the President’s Award


​Delegation for Crystal Globe Competition Films

They always arrive via the red carpet at the Hotel Thermal Grand Hall.

Detailed information can be found in the event overview and the festival program.

Daily at 4:00 PM (starting July 5th), Meet & Greet sessions with competition film delegations will take place at the KVIFF.TV Park – for details, visit www.kviff.com in the accompanying program section.

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