PRAGUE (AP) 鈥� The in the Czech Republic kicked off its 60th edition with honors planned for actors and .
Hoffman, who won the Academy Award for best actor for his role in 鈥淜ramer vs. Kramer鈥� (1979) and 鈥淩ain Man鈥� (1988), will be honored for his outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema on the opening night Friday.
On Saturday, Hoffman will present 鈥淭he Graduate,鈥� his big movie from 1967 that earned him his first Academy Award nomination.
Binoche, who won an Oscar for best supporting actress in 鈥淭he English Patient鈥� (1996) and a number of other prizes, will receive the same award as Hoffman at the closing ceremony on July 11.
The festival will screen three of her movies: 鈥淐ertified Copy鈥� (2010), 鈥淭hree Colors: Blue鈥� (1993) and In-I in Motion (2025).
American cinematographer Robert Richardson, who is known for his work for directors Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, will be the third guest of the festival to receive the award.
Richardson, the three-time Oscar winner for best cinematography, will introduce his feature documentary portrait 鈥淩obert Richardson: The White Devil鈥� on Saturday.
The grand jury of the festival, which takes place in the western Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary, will consider 12 movies for the top prize, the Crystal Globe.
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