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Karlovy Vary 2026 / KVIFF Industry Days

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11 articles available in total starting from 18/06/2026. Last article published on 14/07/2026.

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Jerry Carlsson, Frida Mårtensson • Director and producer of Selamlik

Interview: Jerry Carlsson, Frida Mårtensson • Director and producer of Selamlik

“The queer perspective on war has not often been told in cinema”

The Swedish director frames a queer Syrian love story spanning Damascus and Córdoba, exploring exile, displacement and the search for home  

14/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

Anastasia Tykha, Darya Bassel • Director and producer of Reminiscence

Interview: Anastasia Tykha, Darya Bassel • Director and producer of Reminiscence

“Some families knew exactly what war was”

The Ukrainian director discusses her psychological drama rooted in loss, exploring how families of Ukraine's missing soldiers live inside trauma  

14/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

REPORT: KVIFF Central Stage @ KVIFF Promises 2026

REPORT: KVIFF Central Stage @ KVIFF Promises 2026

KVIFF Promises’ showcase of established Central European filmmakers foregrounded bruised coming-of-age stories, refugee fables, post-war reckoning, class rage and historical memory  

13/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

Utopai pitches itself as a full-stack studio for the age of AI

Utopai pitches itself as a full-stack studio for the age of AI

At Karlovy Vary, COO Kevin Chong argued that AI’s most disruptive promise may be less about replacing artists than restoring the scale of filmmaking that has largely vanished from Hollywood  

10/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

Jan Holoubek discussed turning national memory into global TV with High Water and Heweliusz at Karlovy Vary

Jan Holoubek discussed turning national memory into global TV with High Water and Heweliusz at Karlovy Vary

The Polish director argued that, despite potentially being shaped by strategy, audience anticipation still begins with a creator’s belief in the story  

09/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

Karlovy Vary asks what Europe is leaving off screen

Karlovy Vary asks what Europe is leaving off screen

Victoria Thomas used new ARTEF research to argue that Europe’s screen narratives are still shaped by old hierarchies — and launched Main Character to help locate the stories missing from view  

08/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

Karlovy Vary argues Ukrainian cinema needs structural support, not only emergency solidarity

Karlovy Vary argues Ukrainian cinema needs structural support, not only emergency solidarity

Ukrainian cinema arrived at the Czech festival with the numbers to prove it is still working — and with a clear demand for Europe to move beyond crisis response  

08/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

KVIFF Promises unveils its award winners

KVIFF Promises unveils its award winners

The Swedish-Danish project Selamlik and the Ukrainian title Reminiscence have emerged among the main victors in the Czech festival’s industry platform  

08/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

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

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

“We decided to put more energy into the places where we can genuinely help, and that usually means earlier in the process”

The industry strand head talks about the changes to KVIFF Industry, and the festival’s ambition to cultivate a broader ecosystem for filmmakers and producers across the region  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

KVIFF Promises will present 38 projects

KVIFF Promises will present 38 projects

KVIFF Central Stage returns with 11 projects and new literary IP strand Book-to-Screen expands the festival’s Central and Eastern European co-production focus  

22/06 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

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