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Martin Kudláč


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

Review: Czechoslovak Architecture 58-89

Review: Czechoslovak Architecture 58-89

Jan Zajíček’s comprehensive documentary delves into the architectural legacy shaped during the Cold War, cannily blending dynamic cinematography, personal narratives and historical context  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

KVIFF Eastern Promises announces its award winners

KVIFF Eastern Promises announces its award winners

The Slovak project Lover Not a Fighter by Martina Buchelová and the Czech project Antonie by Rozálie Kohoutová have netted two awards each  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises/Awards

Paula Ďurinová  • Director of Lapilli

Interview: Paula Ďurinová • Director of Lapilli

“In the total darkness of a cave, where there is no way to escape to another reality, any question can be asked”

The director discusses her exploration of grief and memory, the blending of autofiction and documentary essay, and the interdisciplinary influences on her feature debut  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Martin Pavol Repka  • Director of March to May

Interview: Martin Pavol Repka • Director of March to May

“What I like about slow cinema is that it gives a certain value to time in film and its passing”

Cineuropa chats to the debuting director about his film’s form, the influences behind his style and his take on slow cinema  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: March to May

Review: March to May

Martin Pavol Repka's first feature presents a slow-cinema exploration of family dynamics after an unexpected piece of news, set against the tranquil backdrop of a Slovak village  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: The Other One

Review: The Other One

Marie-Magdalena Kochová’s feature debut is an intimate but unvarnished coming-of-age documentary about a “glass child” exploring sisterhood and the weight of responsibility  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Adam Martinec  • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Interview: Adam Martinec • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

“Humour opens up the audience's heart, making it easier to smuggle in the heavier moments”

The director discusses his use of the pig-slaughter tradition to explore generational and gender tensions, plus his influences from the Czechoslovak New Wave  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Lapilli

Review: Lapilli

Paula Ďurinová intertwines personal grief with environmental contemplation, offering a meditative documentary essay that reflects on loss and resilience through images of geological formations  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Turkish drama Life nabs the top prize at the second Mediterrane Film Festival

Turkish drama Life nabs the top prize at the second Mediterrane Film Festival

Besides Zeki Demirkubuz’s feature, other winners at the Maltese gathering included To a Land Unknown, Out of Season and The Damned  

02/07/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Malta

Review: Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Review: Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Debuting filmmaker Adam Martinec delivers a probe into Czech identity and generational conflict set against the fading tradition of domestic pig slaughter  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

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