German films and co-productions on show in Karlovy Vary
- The Czech festival is featuring a significant number of quality German co-productions
This year, the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 29–July 7) is screening an impressive number of titles illustrating Germany's commitment to co-productions and the documentary genre. Indeed, the non-fiction competition includes Ilian Metev's Cannes title Sofia's Last Ambulance [+see also:
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Two German co-productions have been selected in the 'East of the West' sidebar : Hungarian director Sara Cserhalmi's Dear Betrayed Friend and Bojan Vuletic's Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying [+see also:
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The 'Forum of Independents' features Jan Ole Gerster's Oh Boy! (produced by Schiwago Film GmbH), while the 'Horizons' section includes Christian Petzold's acclaimed Barbara [+see also:
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interview: Christian Petzold
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interview: Bence Fliegauf
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interview: Miguel Gomes
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interview: Michael Haneke
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'The Fresh Selection' features Tomer Eshed's Flamingo Pride and 'Another View' includes Austria's Julian Pölsler's Berlin title The Wall [+see also:
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More co-productions are on show in Karlovy Vary: Tomas Lunak's Alois nebel [+see also:
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interview: Tim Fehlbaum
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