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Martin Kudlac

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1034 articles available in total starting from 26/09/2013. Last article published on 05/02/2026.

The Czech Film Fund finances a diverse array of projects

The Czech Film Fund finances a diverse array of projects

Fostering genre diversity and international collaborations, the fund has supported five fiction features, two documentary films and two animated flicks  

25/07/2023 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic

REPORT: Work in Progress @ KVIFF Eastern Promises 2023

REPORT: Work in Progress @ KVIFF Eastern Promises 2023

The festival's industry sidebar introduced a multi-cultural panorama of stories on personal struggle, resilience, and search for identity amidst socio-political turmoil  

10/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Stephan Komandarev's Blaga's Lessons wins the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

Stephan Komandarev's Blaga's Lessons wins the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

Also among the winners of the festival's 57th edition were Behrooz Karamizade's German-Iranian co-production Empty Nets and Ernst De Geer's Nordic title The Hypnosis  

10/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Awards

Albert Hospodářský  • Director of Brutal Heat

Interview: Albert Hospodářský • Director of Brutal Heat

“Unless you’re making a documentary or a strictly fact-based film, it’s better to let the reality shift to something a bit more playful”

The debuting Czech director behind the genre-blending coming-of-age film details his personal inspiration, environmental anxiety and the nuances of character development  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Proxima

Review: All Men Become Brothers

Review: All Men Become Brothers

Robert Kirchhoff's latest creative documentary traverses the life and legacy of Alexander Dubček, offering a nuanced exploration of the “icon of socialism with a human face”  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: Brutal Heat

Review: Brutal Heat

Social surrealism flourishes in the Gen Z-centred coming-of-age road movie directed by debutant Albert Hospodářský  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Proxima

Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra

Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra

The imaginative animated/live-action hybrid has been shortlisted for the BAFTA Film Awards and is screening in the experimental section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

05/07/2023 | Shorts | Czech Republic/France/Slovakia

Swiss animated short Armat scoops the top prize at the utopian-themed Fest Anča

Swiss animated short Armat scoops the top prize at the utopian-themed Fest Anča

As the curtain came down on its 16th edition, the Slovakian gathering honoured the movie by Elodie Dermange, with Adela Križovenská’s short Doubt coming out on top in the domestic category  

04/07/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Slovakia

Review: Restore Point

Review: Restore Point

Robert Hloz’s “Czech Blade Runner” marries retrofuturist cyberpunk aesthetics with an exploration of the nature of humankind that will captivate both mainstream and arthouse audiences  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: A Sensitive Person

Review: A Sensitive Person

In Tomáš Klein's directorial debut, a dystopian, post-apocalyptic vision of the Czech Republic sets the stage for an exploration of sensitivity, morality and family ties  

03/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

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