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1415 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 20/08/2025.

Ji.hlava unveils the 2026 roster of Emerging Producers

Ji.hlava unveils the 2026 roster of Emerging Producers

The documentary festival has revealed a fresh selection of faces for its flagship programme at Sarajevo, introducing a new generation of promising documentary producers  

20/08 | Emerging Producers 2026

Dan Radu Mihai starts post-production on Monarch, a rare Romanian sci-fi flick

Dan Radu Mihai starts post-production on Monarch, a rare Romanian sci-fi flick

The film, set in the near future, centres on a man who has the ability to control electricity  

04/08 | Production | Funding | Romania/Czech Republic

Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU to premiere in Venice

Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU to premiere in Venice

The Bulgarian helmer’s seventh feature once again delivers a social drama that portrays the exploited while reflecting on aggressive capitalism  

28/07 | Production | Funding | Bulgaria/Germany/Czech Republic

KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production

KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production

Writers, producers and directors explored the evolving role of showrunners as well as the collaborative models available to facilitate writing  

17/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days

Paula Ďurinová • Director of Action Item

Interview: Paula Ďurinová • Director of Action Item

“I wanted to recognise how the politics of destruction, violence and a crumbling democracy affect our mental health”

The Slovak-born, Berlin-based director talks about the making of her film, and her shift from character-driven storytelling to a collage approach  

17/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of The Other Side of Summer

Interview: Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of The Other Side of Summer

“The desire to discover new worlds naturally brings in the mysterious and the magical”

The Czech director talks about subverting narrative clichés, experimenting with structure, and drawing inspiration from video games and vaporwave  

16/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

KVIFF Industry Days explores how to navigate European series co-productions

KVIFF Industry Days explores how to navigate European series co-productions

Three experts unpacked the complex balance between creativity, funding and cross-cultural collaboration  

15/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

Interview: Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

"I focused on the wild elements within the twin brothers and was guided by magic moments"

We sat down with the Slovak director, who won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and who revealed that he went into €50,000 worth of debt when making his last two films  

15/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices

Interview: Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices

"We wanted to create a world that you can trust - one that would be fragile and gentle, yet also threatening and suspenseful"

We caught up with the Czech director to discuss his Special Jury Mention-winning film, a deeply affecting work about a scandal in a girls' choir  

15/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

KVIFF attendees get the low-down on the 2025 Nostradamus Report

KVIFF attendees get the low-down on the 2025 Nostradamus Report

Commissioned by the Göteborg Film Festival, the annual report urges the film industry to confront instability with resilience and adaptability  

14/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days

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