email print share on Facebook share on Twitter share on LinkedIn share on reddit pin on Pinterest

REPORT: Karlovy Vary 2025

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

REPORT: Karlovy Vary 2025
(The article continues below - Commercial information)
cinemamed2025

76 articles available in total starting from 07/03/2025. Last article published on 19/11/2025.

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

Review: Divia

Review: Divia

The immersive, dialogue-free documentary by Ukraine's Dmytro Hreshko shows us how the war is affecting nature and animals  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Review: The Luminous Life

Review: The Luminous Life

Lightly ironic and slightly subversive, João Rosas’ first feature is an easy film to watch, pairing his long-time protagonist with Lisbon as the other main character  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Lithuania shines at Karlovy Vary with world premieres and new projects

Lithuania shines at Karlovy Vary with world premieres and new projects

Vytautas Katkus’s Crystal Globe contender The Visitor leads the Baltic country’s contingent at the Czech festival  

04/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025/Sponsored

Nausica Serra • Director of Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis

Interview: Nausica Serra • Director of Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis

“Even though we adults cover up our conflicts with sophistication and intellectualism, the primal root of them is the same”

The Spanish director talks about her carefully crafted short, a subtle examination of the clash between id and ego, as it is poised to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

04/07 | Future Frames 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Karlovy Vary Competition entry Broken Voices

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Karlovy Vary Competition entry Broken Voices

The new film by Czech director Ondřej Provazník is loosely inspired by a sexual abuse scandal that erupted within Prague’s Bambini di Praga choir in the 2000s  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Ruairi Bradley • Director of We Beg to Differ

Interview: Ruairi Bradley • Director of We Beg to Differ

“I saw people just doing their best to survive and to make something of their lives, and I wanted to share that”

The Irish director’s moving documentary about a subculture of car racing will surely continue its remarkable streak of success at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

02/07 | Future Frames 2025

Hugo Rosák  • Head of Industry Office, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Interview: Hugo Rosák • Head of Industry Office, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“We decided to narrow our focus to Central Europe and build a sense of community that supports visibility, collaboration and mutual support”

As Karlovy Vary’s Industry Days evolve with fresh formats and a sharper regional focus, the festival reaffirms its role as Central Europe’s key meeting point for film and series professionals  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Interview: Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“We have given a bit more space to films that are more provocative, both in form and in subject”

We spoke to the Czech gathering’s artistic director about its renewed embrace of provocative cinema, emerging Central European voices and the launch of a new industry platform  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival unveils its competition line-up

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival unveils its competition line-up

The Czech film gathering rounds off its selection, which includes the latest works by Bence Fliegauf, Nathan Ambrosioni, Pere Vilà Barceló and Vytautas Katkus  

26/06 | Karlovy Vary 2025

(The article continues below - Commercial information)

Privacy Policy