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Martin Kudláč


999 articles available in total starting from 26/09/2013. Last article published on 17/07/2025.

Paula Ďurinová • Director of Action Item

Interview: Paula Ďurinová • Director of Action Item

“I wanted to recognise how the politics of destruction, violence and a crumbling democracy affect our mental health”

The Slovak-born, Berlin-based director talks about the making of her film, and her shift from character-driven storytelling to a collage approach  

17/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of The Other Side of Summer

Interview: Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of The Other Side of Summer

“The desire to discover new worlds naturally brings in the mysterious and the magical”

The Czech director talks about subverting narrative clichés, experimenting with structure, and drawing inspiration from video games and vaporwave  

16/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Miro Remo’s Better Go Mad in the Wild nets the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

Miro Remo’s Better Go Mad in the Wild nets the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

The French family drama Out of Love and Broken Voices, a Czech drama tackling sexual abuse within a youth choir, received two awards apiece  

14/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Awards

Review: Action Item

Review: Action Item

Paula Ďurinová’s observational-essayistic hybrid documentary reframes mental health problems as a systemic condition, rather than an individual struggle  

11/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Review: Duchoň

Review: Duchoň

Slovak director Peter Bebjak charts the rise and fall of a Czechoslovak pop singer and examines state-sanctioned stardom behind the Iron Curtain  

11/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Special Screenings

REPORT: KVIFF Central Stage @ KVIFF Eastern Promises 2025

REPORT: KVIFF Central Stage @ KVIFF Eastern Promises 2025

Eastern Promises’ new platform has spotlighted a slew of bold, genre-fluid stories exploring political unrest, spiritual crises, artistic ego and fractured identities  

10/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days

Review: Jimmy Jaguar

Review: Jimmy Jaguar

Bence Fliegauf uses a pseudo-documentary form to trace how rumours of a folkloric demon evolve into a psychosocial phenomenon  

10/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Review: Don't Call Me Mama

Review: Don't Call Me Mama

Nina Knag’s debut feature explores the limits of desire and the asymmetry of power through a forbidden love affair  

10/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Dužan Duong • Director of Summer School, 2001

Interview: Dužan Duong • Director of Summer School, 2001

“One of the main themes here is masculinity, as all of the male characters are struggling in different ways”

The Hanoi-born, Czech-raised filmmaker discusses his movie’s mosaic-like storytelling and genre-shifting structure  

09/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Special Screenings

KVIFF Eastern Promises unveils its award winners

KVIFF Eastern Promises unveils its award winners

The Romanian debut Battalion Records and the Ukrainian project Vacuum have emerged as this year’s main victors in the Czech festival's industry platform  

09/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days/Awards

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