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

Karel Och • Artistic Director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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

“KVIFF is a strong brand which has been through a lot since 1946”

The artistic director of the largest Czech film gathering talks about the current edition and the festival's post-pandemic future  

20/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title Reconstruction of Occupation

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title Reconstruction of Occupation

Czech director Jan Šikl's archive documentary on the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia will world-premiere as a Special Screening  

19/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Special Screenings

Francesco Montagner  • Director of Brotherhood

Interview: Francesco Montagner • Director of Brotherhood

“I wanted to have something that came close to what we would call magical realism”

The Italian filmmaker’s documentary tells the story of three brothers and their relationship with their severe father  

18/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Cineasti del Presente

Grzegorz Mołda’s The Hatcher wins the First Cut+ Award

Grzegorz Mołda’s The Hatcher wins the First Cut+ Award

A Piece of Sky by Michael Koch was also awarded at the third edition of the programme during KVIFF Eastern Promises  

18/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title Runner

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title Runner

The new film by Lithuanian filmmaker Andrius Blazevicius is set to world-premiere in the East of the West competition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival  

18/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Head Nurse wins the MIDPOINT Feature Launch Award

Head Nurse wins the MIDPOINT Feature Launch Award

Aliya and The Bomber also received prizes as this year’s edition of the training and networking platform, which wrapped during KVIFF Eastern Promises  

18/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

KVIFF Eastern Promises announces its winners

KVIFF Eastern Promises announces its winners

Creative documentary An Owl, a Garden and the Writer by Sara Dolatabadi has received the Post-production Development Award while Victim by Michal Blaško snagged the TRT Award  

17/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Review: Brotherhood

Review: Brotherhood

This fascinating documentary by young Italian director Francesco Montagner tells the tale of three brothers on the threshold of adulthood, grappling with their unsettling father-master  

11/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Cineasti del Presente

Karlovy Vary reveals the complete line-up for its 55th edition

Karlovy Vary reveals the complete line-up for its 55th edition

Ethan Hawke is set to receive the Festival President's Award for his contribution to contemporary world cinema at the gathering, which unspools from 20-28 August  

06/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021

Czechoslovak and Bollywood film noir to mingle at a medieval castle during the Noir Film Festival

Czechoslovak and Bollywood film noir to mingle at a medieval castle during the Noir Film Festival

Psychological trauma and xenophobia are the main topics of the film festival that homes in on this one, single genre  

04/08/2021 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

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