Stellan Skarsgård returns to bring star power to Karlovy Vary cinema screens. The Swedish star who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier, who won an international Oscar. Emotional valuewas one of the celebrities who graced the Czech spa town with his presence during the 2025 edition of its major film festival, where he was honored with the KVIFF Crystal Globe Award for “Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.”
Also in the Czech spa town, the actor spoke about his life, career and working with the likes of Lars von Trier and Ingmar Bergman while recording Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards talks Podcast in front of a packed house.
Now, he stars in a black-and-white trailer for the 2026 edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), the event’s double anniversary of its 60th edition in its 80th year, which runs from July 3 to 11.
|Our exceptional collection of original festival trailers has been expanded to include a vignette featuring actor Stellan Skarsgard, winner of last year’s Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, with no further details about the trailer revealed.
However, what is clear is that Skarsgård has joined a host of stars from Hollywood and beyond in starring in irreverent, offbeat trailers that don’t take themselves, the celebrities, and the award statue too seriously. Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, Helen Mirren, Benicio del Toro, Harvey Keitel, Milos Forman, Danny DeVito, Casey Affleck, Andy Garcia and John Malkovich are among the big names who have starred in KVIFF trailers over the years.
Longtime KVIFF trailer creator Evan Zacharias recently traveled to Sweden to work on the 2026 version with Skarsgård.
On Tuesday, KVIFF released a first photo of the star, which you can see in this post, from the trailer, which will premiere on the opening night of this year’s festival.
