Dame Judi Dench honoured at Czech film festival
Veteran British actress Dame Judi Dench is to be honoured by the Karlovy Vary film festival as the annual event gets underway in the Czech Republic.
The 76-year-old Oscar winner is in the picturesque spa city to introduce the opening night film, a new adaptation of Jane Eyre, in which she appears.
Dench will receive the Crystal Globe award for her outstanding contribution to world cinema at a ceremony later.
John Turturro will also be feted at the festival, which runs until 9 July.
The US actor, star of Barton Fink and the Transformers films, will receive the event's President award.
A jury, led by Hungarian director Istvan Szabo, will decide which of 12 movies will receive a Crystal Globe next week.
The festival, renowned for its relaxed atmosphere, has been running since 1946.
This latest honour is one of several that Dame Judi - known to millions for her role as M in the James Bond films - has accepted recently.
Last month, she received a fellowship from the British Film Institute and was given the Freedom of the City of London.