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1394 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 08/07/2025.

Flight from Kabul wins the MIDPOINT Feature Launch Works in Development Award at KVIFF Eastern Promises

Flight from Kabul wins the MIDPOINT Feature Launch Works in Development Award at KVIFF Eastern Promises

The project by Sahraa Karimi has received the €10,000 prize, while Excavators by Argyro Nicolaou and Perfilm’s Tomáš Pertold snagged the other two gongs  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | KVIFF Eastern Promises/Awards

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

Review: Imago

Review: Imago

The second feature by Olga Chajdas touches on the topics of love, sex, freedom, art and mental-health issues in the style of a 1980s post-punk song  

03/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Proxima

Europa Distribution's Film Distribution Innovation Hub returns to Karlovy Vary

Europa Distribution's Film Distribution Innovation Hub returns to Karlovy Vary

30 independent distributors will participate in the event dedicated to discuss the innovation needed to support the promotion and release of their films  

29/06/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

MIDPOINT Shorts embraces a new wave of projects

MIDPOINT Shorts embraces a new wave of projects

Once again, the MIDPOINT Institute's short film-orientated programme will select its participants through a multi-stage process, with the application period ending on 6 July  

28/06/2023 | MIDPOINT 2023

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Interview: Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“Variety, in all its forms, is the essence of our selection process”

In anticipation of the 57th edition of the KVIFF, the artistic director broke down his programming choices and discussed the rise of the new generation of Czech filmmakers  

26/06/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023

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