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Karlovy Vary 2023 / Competition

19 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2023. Last article published on 12/07/2023.

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Stephan Komandarev • Director of Blaga’s Lessons

Interview: Stephan Komandarev • Director of Blaga’s Lessons

“We wanted to dedicate the film to our parents’ generation, which turned out to be the most heavily affected by the political transition in Bulgaria”

The seasoned Bulgarian director unpicks the personal motivation underpinning his sixth feature and reveals insights about his lead actress, amongst other topics  

06/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

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

Itsaso Arana • Director of The Girls Are Alright

Interview: Itsaso Arana • Director of The Girls Are Alright

"The film is a blend of bravery and fear"

The Spanish performer, screenwriter and now first-time director talks about her film, starring herself and four actress friends, which she presented at the Czech festival  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Review: Empty Nets

Review: Empty Nets

Behrooz Karamizade's debut feature shows how even the most ordinary Iranian citizens are only ever just a few strokes of bad luck and desperate decisions away from losing everything  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Review: Blaga’s Lessons

Review: Blaga’s Lessons

Bulgarian helmer Stephan Komandarev wraps up a social trilogy about the decay of his native land with his most uncompromising and least hopeful film yet  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Review: Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano

Review: Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano

The inexhaustible spirit of Terry Gilliam’s on-set misadventures is all over Cyril Aris’s complex doc  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

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

Review: The Girls Are Alright

Review: The Girls Are Alright

The feature debut by Itsaso Arana is a beautiful and moving picture about film serving as a mirror to our lives as well as a way to remember them  

02/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

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