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346 articles available in total starting from 10/10/2005. Last article published on 18/09/2025.

Tomáš Klein  • Director of A Sensitive Person

Interview: Tomáš Klein • Director of A Sensitive Person

"My film is about finding love and hope in a very absurd and cruel world"

The Czech director discusses his directorial debut by unpicking his visual and narrative approach, his characters' journey and the topics he wanted to talk about  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Albert Hospodářský  • Director of Brutal Heat

Interview: Albert Hospodářský • Director of Brutal Heat

“Unless you’re making a documentary or a strictly fact-based film, it’s better to let the reality shift to something a bit more playful”

The debuting Czech director behind the genre-blending coming-of-age film details his personal inspiration, environmental anxiety and the nuances of character development  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Proxima

Review: All Men Become Brothers

Review: All Men Become Brothers

Robert Kirchhoff's latest creative documentary traverses the life and legacy of Alexander Dubček, offering a nuanced exploration of the “icon of socialism with a human face”  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Matěj Chlupáček and Miro Šifra  • Director and screenwriter of We Have Never Been Modern

Interview: Matěj Chlupáček and Miro Šifra • Director and screenwriter of We Have Never Been Modern

"We’ve always wanted We Have Never Been Modern to look modern"

The Czech duo zooms in on the very topical theme of gender, as well as creating links between the past and the present, when discussing their latest film  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Review: Brutal Heat

Review: Brutal Heat

Social surrealism flourishes in the Gen Z-centred coming-of-age road movie directed by debutant Albert Hospodářský  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Proxima

Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra

Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra

The imaginative animated/live-action hybrid has been shortlisted for the BAFTA Film Awards and is screening in the experimental section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

05/07/2023 | Shorts | Czech Republic/France/Slovakia

Review: Snake Gas

Review: Snake Gas

Daniel Jařab’s film might be less intoxicating than its name and the idea behind it suggest, but it is still a decent take on Apocalypse Now in Europe  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: Restore Point

Review: Restore Point

Robert Hloz’s “Czech Blade Runner” marries retrofuturist cyberpunk aesthetics with an exploration of the nature of humankind that will captivate both mainstream and arthouse audiences  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: A Sensitive Person

Review: A Sensitive Person

In Tomáš Klein's directorial debut, a dystopian, post-apocalyptic vision of the Czech Republic sets the stage for an exploration of sensitivity, morality and family ties  

03/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Review: We Have Never Been Modern

Review: We Have Never Been Modern

Matěj Chlupáček's sophomore feature intertwines a period crime narrative with the taboo subject of hermaphroditism in a socially engaged genre flick  

03/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

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