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KVIFF Eastern Promises


74 articles available in total starting from 05/02/2019. Last article published on 24/04/2025.

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival set to honour the legacy of John Garfield

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival set to honour the legacy of John Garfield

The festival’s industry strand, KVIFF Eastern Promises, is adding a new initiative, KVIFF Central Stage, intended for established filmmakers with fiction projects from Central Europe  

24/04 | Karlovy Vary 2025

The Pop Up Series Incubator announces its first ever selection

The Pop Up Series Incubator announces its first ever selection

Five projects have been chosen for this new development programme, designed to support European producers and screenwriters  

07/03 | Pop Up Series 2025

Europa Distribution explores innovative tools aimed at distributors at Karlovy Vary

Europa Distribution explores innovative tools aimed at distributors at Karlovy Vary

The network's Film Distribution Innovation Hub tackled several key current topics, from AI analysis and anthropological marketing research to new software  

20/08/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Rozálie Kohoutová  • Director and writer of Antonie

Interview: Rozálie Kohoutová • Director and writer of Antonie

“Humour is essential, especially when dealing with heavy topics”

The director of the Czech project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at KVIFF discusses her documentary background, humour and how to infuse pop aesthetics into a social dramedy  

18/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

At Karlovy Vary, Bridging the Dragon unpacks co-production opportunities with Asia

At Karlovy Vary, Bridging the Dragon unpacks co-production opportunities with Asia

European producers could benefit from Asia's pool of diverse talent and resources, its flourishing market, and the presence of co-financing and financial incentives, the speakers underscored  

04/07/2024 | Industry | Market | Karlovy Vary 2024 - KVIFF Eastern Promises

REPORT: Works in Progress @ KVIFF Eastern Promises 2024

REPORT: Works in Progress @ KVIFF Eastern Promises 2024

Karlovy Vary’s industry sidebar introduced an array of stories exploring gender roles, cultural identity and forbidden love  

04/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

The region's untapped potential and growth need to be exploited to the fullest but controlled in order to avoid past mistakes, warns European Producers Club managing director Alexandra Lebret  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

At Karlovy Vary, European Film Academy's Fatih Abay looks at the future of diversity and inclusion in the CEE countries

At Karlovy Vary, European Film Academy's Fatih Abay looks at the future of diversity and inclusion in the CEE countries

The recent rise of the far right concerns the whole continent and the region, risking to limit the industry's efforts and sensitivity towards the creation of a fairer sector  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Wendy L Bernfeld talks getting your films "off the shelf" at Karlovy Vary

Wendy L Bernfeld talks getting your films "off the shelf" at Karlovy Vary

Signing multiple non-exclusive deals with smaller players seeking European content may be the right path to take to exploit arthouse library content, the expert suggested  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

KVIFF Eastern Promises announces its award winners

KVIFF Eastern Promises announces its award winners

The Slovak project Lover Not a Fighter by Martina Buchelová and the Czech project Antonie by Rozálie Kohoutová have netted two awards each  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises/Awards

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