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REPORT: Karlovy Vary 2025

Cineuropa is covering the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival live with reviews, interviews, news...

REPORT: Karlovy Vary 2025

75 articles available in total starting from 07/03/2025. Last article published on 22/07/2025.

Nathan Ambrosioni • Director of Out of Love

Interview: Nathan Ambrosioni • Director of Out of Love

"I really liked the idea of an inverted drama, a film which starts with the hardest part of the story"

The French filmmaker discusses his third feature, which revolves around a woman who suddenly finds herself responsible for two young children who’ve been left behind by her sister  

08/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Dominik Mirecki • Director of Son of Happiness

Interview: Dominik Mirecki • Director of Son of Happiness

“It’s a fight to simply be part of society, to belong to a group without being excluded”

The Polish director talks about representation and parental love in his short, due to screen at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

08/07 | Future Frames 2025

Mila Ryngaert • Director of Karaokiss

Interview: Mila Ryngaert • Director of Karaokiss

"I’m convinced that movies are here to play with reality, not imitate it"

The filmmaker's exuberant short film is a playful musical that will soon have its world premiere as part of EFP's Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

07/07 | Future Frames 2025

Review: Broken Voices

Review: Broken Voices

Ondřej Provazník's feature is a gripping coming-of-age story that dives into a young choir singer's emotional turmoil with subtle force  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Review: Out of Love

Review: Out of Love

Nathan Ambrosioni delivers a subtle and poignant film carried by an excellent Camille Cottin, about a voluntary disappearance and its impact on the people left behind  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Sinan Taner • Director of 1:10

Interview: Sinan Taner • Director of 1:10

"The film is shaped by my own experiences and observations, especially the question of how a child deals with different cultural expectations and opposing world views"

We talked to the Swiss director about the individual and the collective as his short film is about to be screened as part of EFP's Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

07/07 | Future Frames 2025

Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

Interview: Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

"I find the environment of male striptease to be a good metaphor for a film about a search for identity and an exploration of vanity"

After being a part of Karlovy Vary's Talent Pool initiative, the Slovak director returns to the festival to screen her short film as part of EFP's Future Frames  

07/07 | Future Frames 2025

Review: The Anatomy of the Horses

Review: The Anatomy of the Horses

Peruvian director Daniel Vidal Toche’s feature debut is a demanding but remarkable and authentic contemplation of the nature of time and the futility of revolution  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Review: The Czech Film Project

Review: The Czech Film Project

Marek Novák and Mikuláš Novotný attempt to examine the state of play in contemporary Czech cinema with their documentary  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Special Screenings

Review: The Other Side of Summer

Review: The Other Side of Summer

Vojtěch Strakatý’s sophomore feature blends mystery and magical realism, following three young women who discover a small pool on an island with fantastical effects  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

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