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

Review: Waves

Review: Waves

Jiří Mádl intertwines personal drama and political intrigue against the backdrop of the Prague Spring and the Warsaw Pact invasion, creating a tale of journalistic heroism  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Review: Czechoslovak Architecture 58-89

Review: Czechoslovak Architecture 58-89

Jan Zajíček’s comprehensive documentary delves into the architectural legacy shaped during the Cold War, cannily blending dynamic cinematography, personal narratives and historical context  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

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

Martin Pavol Repka  • Director of March to May

Interview: Martin Pavol Repka • Director of March to May

“What I like about slow cinema is that it gives a certain value to time in film and its passing”

Cineuropa chats to the debuting director about his film’s form, the influences behind his style and his take on slow cinema  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: March to May

Review: March to May

Martin Pavol Repka's first feature presents a slow-cinema exploration of family dynamics after an unexpected piece of news, set against the tranquil backdrop of a Slovak village  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: The Other One

Review: The Other One

Marie-Magdalena Kochová’s feature debut is an intimate but unvarnished coming-of-age documentary about a “glass child” exploring sisterhood and the weight of responsibility  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Adam Martinec  • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Interview: Adam Martinec • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

“Humour opens up the audience's heart, making it easier to smuggle in the heavier moments”

The director discusses his use of the pig-slaughter tradition to explore generational and gender tensions, plus his influences from the Czechoslovak New Wave  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Review: Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Debuting filmmaker Adam Martinec delivers a probe into Czech identity and generational conflict set against the fading tradition of domestic pig slaughter  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: The Hungarian Dressmaker

Review: The Hungarian Dressmaker

Iveta Grófová takes us to wartime Bratislava in a solid period drama based on Peter Krištúfek’s novella Ema and the Death’s Head  

01/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

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