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

Review: After Party

Review: After Party

VENICE 2024: Czech director Vojtěch Strakatý offers a refreshing take on the coming-of-age genre in his feature debut, depicting a young student's abrupt confrontation with adulthood  

03/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti Extra

Peter Kerekes  • Director of Wishing on a Star

Interview: Peter Kerekes • Director of Wishing on a Star

“This film is not about sound or image; it’s about energy”

VENICE 2024: Can spending your birthday under the right star constellation really help you reach your goals in life? The Slovak-Hungarian director tells us more  

02/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti

Review: Wishing on a Star

Review: Wishing on a Star

VENICE 2024: In his heartfelt but entertaining documentary, Peter Kerekes follows a Neapolitan astrologer and her customers on their path to finding new meaning in life  

01/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti

Review: Block 5

Review: Block 5

A new kid on the block has to join forces with her enemies and defy her father in order to save a neighbourhood playground in Klemen Dvornik’s film  

20/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024

Review: Hello, Welcome

Review: Hello, Welcome

In Šimon Holý’s film, the friendship shared by three actresses is put to the test when their careers hit a critical juncture at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

08/08/2024 | Films | Reviews | Czech Republic

Peter Kerekes follows the stars in travelling doc-comedy Wishing on a Star

Peter Kerekes follows the stars in travelling doc-comedy Wishing on a Star

The Slovak director captures a Neapolitan astrologer and her five clients seeking to alter their destinies in an optimistic documentary premiering in Venice's Orizzonti  

26/07/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia

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

Iveta Grófová  • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

Interview: Iveta Grófová • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

"I wanted to get under the skin of my characters"

The Slovak filmmaker discusses her period drama set in the challenging wartime, which forced people to confront highly complex dilemmas  

11/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Klára Tasovská  • Director of I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

Interview: Klára Tasovská • Director of I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

“This film is Libuše Jarcovjáková’s biggest exhibition”

The forgotten Czech photographer finally gets her due – and tells her own story – in this intriguing documentary  

09/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Jiří Mádl • Director of Waves

Interview: Jiří Mádl • Director of Waves

"If you are a parent, the important issue may not be your kids' survival, but living meaningfully"

The Czech director gives us an insight on his latest film, which focuses on a group of journalists who risk everything to provide independent news in the late 1960s Czechoslovakia  

08/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

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