Karlovy Vary festival to honour Juliette Binoche at closing ceremony

The 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival concludes on Saturday with further awards and a closing film. French actress Juliette Binoche will receive the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema, while Magda Vášáryová and US actor Jeffrey Wright will be presented with the festival president's award. The closing film, The Last Pickpocket in New York, starring John Turturro and Steve Buscemi, will have its Czech premiere. The festival opened on July 3, when American actor Dustin Hoffman received a Crystal Globe.