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1387 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 02/07/2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Karlovy Vary competition title Borders of Love

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Karlovy Vary competition title Borders of Love

The long-awaited feature debut by Polish-born, Czech-based filmmaker Tomasz Wiński is a film that goes beyond the sexual conventions of heterosexual couples and the predominance of monogamy  

27/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | Competition

Review: Beautiful Beings

Review: Beautiful Beings

Iceland’s Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson gets back to skilfully probing the cruel transition to adulthood in his second film which follows four adolescents grappling with a violent reality  

23/06/2022 | Biografilm 2022

Witchcraft and female empowerment collide in modern-day magical realist drama Nightsiren

Witchcraft and female empowerment collide in modern-day magical realist drama Nightsiren

Up-and-coming Slovakian filmmaker Tereza Nvotová’s sophomore fiction feature seeks to dispel the myths and conventions surrounding womanhood  

22/06/2022 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/France

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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

“Establishing contact with viewers does not mean pleasing them at all costs, but rather connecting with their perception”

The head honcho of the largest Czech film gathering talks about the festival’s evolution, new initiatives, national cinema and welcoming Ukrainian films  

21/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022

Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro to be honoured at Karlovy Vary

Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro to be honoured at Karlovy Vary

At the Czech festival, the Oscar-winning actors will be feted with the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema and the KVIFF President’s Award, respectively  

21/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022

Lila Schwarzenberg and Lukas Sturm paint an intimate portrait of Karel Schwarzenberg in My Father, the Prince

Lila Schwarzenberg and Lukas Sturm paint an intimate portrait of Karel Schwarzenberg in My Father, the Prince

The movie adopts a “daughter’s perspective” as it looks back on the life of the former foreign minister and chancellor under president Václav Havel  

21/06/2022 | Production | Funding | Austria/Czech Republic

KVIFF.TV becomes Karlovy Vary’s official television channel

KVIFF.TV becomes Karlovy Vary’s official television channel

The festival’s VoD platform will stream content from the upcoming edition for fans all over the globe  

20/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022

Karlovy Vary unveils the complete line-up for its 56th edition

Karlovy Vary unveils the complete line-up for its 56th edition

The largest Czech film gathering is gearing up to screen a raft of the buzziest Cannes titles from 1-9 July  

17/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022

KVIFF Eastern Promises reveals its 2022 selection

KVIFF Eastern Promises reveals its 2022 selection

Karlovy Vary’s industry platform will welcome 35 projects hailing from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa  

13/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

The Odesa Film Festival teams up with the KVIFF and PriFest

The Odesa Film Festival teams up with the KVIFF and PriFest

The Czech and Kosovar events will support Ukrainian filmmakers and the country’s film industry through a unique joint project with the Odesa International Film Festival  

13/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

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