PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Actor Viggo Mortensen, perhaps best known for playing Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings" films, will receive an award at the Czech film festival in Karlovy Vary, organizers said Wednesday.The 65-year-old US actor and director will be presented with the Festival President's Award at the June 28 opening ceremony, festival president Jiri Bartoska told reporters.
Other guests at Karlovy Vary will include "Closer" and "Sin City" star Clive Owen, as well as "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic" director Steven Soderbergh.Soderbergh will present his films and "Kafka" and a re-edited version "Mr Kneff", set in the Czech capital and dedicated to the Prague-born writer Franz Kafka.
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