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330 articles available in total starting from 10/10/2005. Last article published on 19/06/2025.

Peter Bebjak • Director of The Auschwitz Report

Interview: Peter Bebjak • Director of The Auschwitz Report

“Personally, I believe we are living in times when we need heroic films about people who had an important mission”

The prolific Slovak filmmaker talks about his most ambitious project yet, which has just premiered domestically and in the USA  

29/09/2021 | /Slovakia/Czech Republic/Poland/Germany

Václav Kadrnka  • Director of Saving One Who Was Dead

Interview: Václav Kadrnka • Director of Saving One Who Was Dead

"To convey the personal experience my film is based on, I developed a very specific cinematic language"

The Czech filmmaker discusses the third instalment in what he describes as his “Absence of a Loved One” trilogy, which has competed for the Crystal Globe  

03/09/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: 107 Mothers

Review: 107 Mothers

VENICE 2021: Peter Kerekes takes a look at mothers behind bars, crossing the boundary between reality and fiction so often that there is no boundary any more  

03/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Orizzonti

Review: Saving One Who Was Dead

Review: Saving One Who Was Dead

The latest film from Czech director Václav Kadrnka sees him return to Karlovy Vary for the first time since his 2017 Crystal Globe-winning effort Little Crusader  

02/09/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Peter Kerekes • Director of 107 Mothers

Interview: Peter Kerekes • Director of 107 Mothers

“Life has nothing to do with logic”

VENICE 2021: Making its way into Orizzonti, this movie is not your usual documentary – and not your usual fiction film either  

01/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Orizzonti

Miro Remo • Director of At Full Throttle

Interview: Miro Remo • Director of At Full Throttle

“I respect reality, but I like to delve further into the possibilities of cinema”

The Slovak documentarian discusses his latest feature-length effort, pushing the boundaries of documentary cinema and playing with styles  

31/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Erika Hníková • Director of Every Single Minute

Interview: Erika Hníková • Director of Every Single Minute

“I wanted the audience to ask themselves questions like: what do I do for my child?”

This documentary about a boy being brought up in accordance with the Kameveda method has had its world premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Olmo Omerzu  • Director of Bird Atlas

Interview: Olmo Omerzu • Director of Bird Atlas

"My film works as a contrast between characters, between selfishness and naïve love, between reality and virtuality"

The Ljubljana-born filmmaker discusses his competition title, which follows an ageing proprietor of a technology company who has dedicated his whole life to his work  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: At Full Throttle

Review: At Full Throttle

Czech director Miro Remo makes a combative, challenging and concerning state-of-the-nation documentary  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: Bird Atlas

Review: Bird Atlas

Olmo Omerzu uses the power of bird song to take a swipe at corporate greed in his Crystal Globe competitor  

23/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

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