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1388 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 02/07/2025.

KVIFF’s Eastern Promises Industry Days hands out its awards

KVIFF’s Eastern Promises Industry Days hands out its awards

Wild Roots has received the Works in Progress TRT Award, while creative documentary Atlantide snagged the Eurimages Lab Project Award  

10/07/2020 | Karlovy Vary 2020 | KVIFF Eastern Promises/Awards

Žofie Strachotová  • Head of acquisitions, Artinii

Interview: Žofie Strachotová • Head of acquisitions, Artinii

“Our system delves deep into understanding communities, and their specific demands, values and interests”

CANNES NEXT: New community-driven platform Artinii aims to enhance distribution channels, and we talked to head of acquisitions Žofie Strachotová to discover more about its use of machine learning  

09/07/2020 | Cannes 2020 | Marché du Film

The Antichrist is reborn in Slovak period drama Piargy

The Antichrist is reborn in Slovak period drama Piargy

The black-and-white “crime and punishment” drama directed by Ivo Trajkov is currently in post-production  

07/07/2020 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic/North Macedonia

Hugo Rosák, Lenka Tyrpáková  • Head of Film Industry Office and programmer, Karlovy Vary IFF

Interview: Hugo Rosák, Lenka Tyrpáková • Head of Film Industry Office and programmer, Karlovy Vary IFF

“What we are experiencing now is about leaving the ‘old ways’ behind”

We talked to Hugo Rosák, head of KVIFF’s Film Industry Office, and programmer Lenka Tyrpáková about what to expect when you are expecting the online edition of Eastern Promises  

06/07/2020 | Karlovy Vary 2020 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will happen this year - in pared-back form

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will happen this year - in pared-back form

A non-competitive, streamlined festival dubbed KVIFF 54 ½ is set to take place in the autumn  

03/07/2020 | Karlovy Vary 2020

MIDPOINT to showcase its nine Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

MIDPOINT to showcase its nine Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

The projects, which are being joined by three script-consultant trainees, will be presented at Eastern Promises Industry Days, and the best will win the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award  

03/07/2020 | Karlovy Vary 2020 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Ivan Hronec • Distributor, Film Europe

Interview: Ivan Hronec • Distributor, Film Europe

“This will sound strange, but during the lockdown we managed to have some progress”

We interviewed Ivan Hronec, head of media company Film Europe, who gave us some insight into their particular business model  

02/07/2020 | /Czech Republic/Slovakia

In Even Mice Belong in Heaven, death is just the beginning

In Even Mice Belong in Heaven, death is just the beginning

Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeníček’s new puppet animation moves into post-production, inviting you to the Heavenly Bathroom  

02/07/2020 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Poland/Slovakia/France

Documentary project Olympic Halftime traces Olympic architecture, urbanism and mobility

Documentary project Olympic Halftime traces Olympic architecture, urbanism and mobility

The Czech cross-media project by Haruna Honcoop was featured at the Marché du Film’s recent Goes to Cannes industry event  

02/07/2020 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/Greece

First Cut+ announces a new award and shares experts’ feedback

First Cut+ announces a new award and shares experts’ feedback

Just before the second session at KVIFF’s Eastern Promises Industry Days, the programme’s experts share their tips and advice, while the First Cut+ Award has been announced  

01/07/2020 | Karlovy Vary 2020 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

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