KARLOVY VARY – Henry Golding will tell you he never intended to be an actor. He spent a majority of his professional career as a television host before a surprise audition for last summer’s “Crazy Rich Asians” made him a global superstar. A role in Paul Feig’s underrated “A Simple Favor” quickly followed, but he hasn’t had the opportunity to display his talents beyond mostly traditional studio fare.

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The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is known by many as a Cannes catch up fest and for its star-filled tributes, but there is a fantastic competition that takes place with films such as “Zoology” and last year’s winner, “I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians” recently making their debuts.  It also ends up as the defacto premiere for a number of nation’s International Film Oscar submissions (last year Israel’s “The Cakemaker,” Czech Republic’s “Winter Flies,” Belarus’ “Crystal Swan” and the aforementioned Romanian “I Do Not Care” were all Karlovy Vary premieres).  

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