At the opening ceremony of the International Film Festival Prague – Febiofest, the Kristian award for contribution to world cinema will not only be awarded to actress Kim Novak and Oscar-winning director Jean-Jacques Annaud, but also to one of today’s best British actors, Alan Rickman. Febiofest will begin on March 19th with a magnificent costume spectacle from the period of King Louis XIV (the Sun King), A Little Chaos, starring and directed by Rickman.

Alan Rickman, one of the best contemporary British actors, the winner of the Golden Globe and Emmy for the leading role in Rasputin, well known as Professor Snape from the Harry Potter films, and an actor of many faces, devoted the first half of his career to the stage. Rickman also debuted in the 1990s as a director with the critically acclaimed The Winter Guest, starring Emma Thompson. Febiofest visitors will have the first opportunity to see his second directorial venture, A Little Chaos, in its Czech pre-premiere. Rickman also stars opposite Kate Winslet in this exquisitely staged romance about the creation of the Versailles gardens during the rule of Louis XIV (the Sun King). Rickman has portrayed many roles; the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves earned him the Bafta award, he also played in Love Actually and Sense and Sensibility, and he is also well-known for his role as the evil Hans Gruber in the 1980s hit, Die Hard.