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1383 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 26/06/2025.

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Dark stories from the past dominate the Czech Film Foundation’s competition for the best unproduced scripts

Dark stories from the past dominate the Czech Film Foundation’s competition for the best unproduced scripts

Hard-boiled crime from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and hockey players falsely accused by the communist regime were among the 2021 winners  

31/08/2021 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

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

Šimon Holý • Director of Mirrors in the Dark

Interview: Šimon Holý • Director of Mirrors in the Dark

“These are questions that people don’t usually ask each other”

The director talks to Cineuropa about his film, which hinges on a test that tells us whether we are romantically compatible with our partners  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

Interview: Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

“Don’t mention the ending when you write about our film, ever. It should be treated as a crime mystery – ‘The Mystery of False Olof’”

The Danish director discusses her film about the monarch that ruled Scandinavia  

30/08/2021 | Haugesund 2021

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

Serbian drama As Far as I Can Walk sweeps a handful of awards, including the top prize, at Karlovy Vary

Serbian drama As Far as I Can Walk sweeps a handful of awards, including the top prize, at Karlovy Vary

In addition, two Czech documentarians scooped Special Jury Mentions for their latest oeuvres  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Awards

Grzegorz Jaroszuk • Director of Dear Ones

Interview: Grzegorz Jaroszuk • Director of Dear Ones

“I feel connected to characters that are in desperate need to feel some order in their life”

We met up with the Polish writer-director to talk through his film, its outlandish humour and his sources of inspiration  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

David Ondříček • Director of Zátopek

Interview: David Ondříček • Director of Zátopek

“I feel some similarities between the 1950s and today in the Czech political situation”

The Czech helmer talks about his new feature, raising big budgets for movies in the Czech Republic and making a period film resonate with today's audience  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Special Screenings

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: Mirrors in the Dark

Review: Mirrors in the Dark

First-time writer-director Šimon Holý has been inspired by the filmmakers of the Czechoslovak New Wave to weave a tale of a dancer at a crossroads in her life  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

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