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REPORT: Karlovy Vary 2021

Cineuropa is covering the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival live with reviews, interviews, news...

REPORT: Karlovy Vary 2021

69 articles available in total starting from 12/05/2021. Last article published on 03/09/2021.

Sonja Tarokić  • Director of The Staffroom

Interview: Sonja Tarokić • Director of The Staffroom

“It’s a story about realising you are not a hero”

In her feature debut, the Croatian director heads back to school – only to find out that some things never change  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: Mirrors in the Dark

Review: Mirrors in the Dark

First-time writer-director Šimon Holý has been inspired by the filmmakers of the Czechoslovak New Wave to weave a tale of a dancer at a crossroads in her life  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Review: Dear Ones

Review: Dear Ones

Grzegorz Jaroszuk’s film is a puzzling, absurdist dramedy following a father and his estranged, grown-up children who set off on a search for their missing mother  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Review: Roots

Review: Roots

Tea Lukač explores the traditions and the present of the area of her own roots in beautifully simple and emotionally effective fashion  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Review: At Full Throttle

Review: At Full Throttle

Czech director Miro Remo makes a combative, challenging and concerning state-of-the-nation documentary  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Jerry Hoffmann  • Director of I AM

Interview: Jerry Hoffmann • Director of I AM

“I won’t stop working on stories that I feel matter”

The German filmmaker and actor discusses his sci-fi short, nominated at the 48th Student Academy Awards, and how he continues to work towards a more inclusive and diverse industry in Europe  

25/08/2021 | Future Frames 2021

Mathias Seebacher  • Director of Home Is Where The Scars Are From

Interview: Mathias Seebacher • Director of Home Is Where The Scars Are From

“As I started to develop the characters and their internal lives, began to gain interest in who lives in these buildings and why”

The Austrian director blends the personal and the political in his film, which he discusses as he prepares for its international premiere as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

24/08/2021 | Future Frames 2021

Review: Two Ships

Review: Two Ships

Jan Foukal's movie, based on a book of poetry, is a love story full of songs but not much affection  

24/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Review: Sisterhood

Review: Sisterhood

Macedonian helmer Dina Duma's debut film is a contemporary tale of slut-shaming in the social-media age  

24/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Review: As Far as I Can Walk

Review: As Far as I Can Walk

Serbian director Stefan Arsenijević is back with a surprising concept and an accomplished film telling the story of two African refugees looking for their place in Europe  

24/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

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