AceShowbiz - Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg are set to be honored with the President’s Award at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, TheWrap reports. Maggie Gyllenhaal is also slated to present her new film The Bride! at the event, marking a significant moment in her burgeoning directing career.

Per Variety, Maggie Gyllenhaal will receive the President’s Award during the festival’s opening ceremony, while Jesse Eisenberg will be recognized with the same honor. The festival will showcase Eisenberg’s lead role in Richard Ayoade’s The Double in tribute to him. Variety adds that Maggie Gyllenhaal wrote, directed, and produced The Bride!, a fresh creative take on the Frankenstein story inspired by both the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s original novel. The film’s cast boasts notable names such as Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Maggie Gyllenhaal first made her mark as an actress with roles like Lee Holloway in Secretary (2002) and has accumulated 44 credits to date. She transitioned into directing with her critically acclaimed debut, The Lost Daughter, an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel that earned three Academy Award nominations, including a nod for best adapted screenplay for herself. Maggie Gyllenhaal is married to Peter Sarsgaard, who also stars in The Bride!

Meanwhile, Jesse Eisenberg has expanded his talents beyond acting by making his directorial and screenwriting debut with a film starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard, which premiered at Cannes. His second directorial effort, A Real Pain (2024), features him alongside Kieran Culkin as cousins on a quest to uncover their heritage. Eisenberg’s writing achievements have earned him an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for best screenplay, a BAFTA win, and the Waldo Salt Award at Sundance, alongside a Golden Globe nod for best actor. This dual recognition at Karlovy Vary highlights both artists’ versatility and growing reputation behind the camera.

The upcoming festival honors not only celebrate the impressive range of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Eisenberg as performers but also underscore their evolving creative roles in filmmaking. Showcasing The Bride! and The Double at Karlovy Vary offers audiences a glimpse of their expanding artistic visions and signals their increasing influence in international cinema.

This article is based on reporting originally published by TheWrap.