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

Marko Škop  • Director of Let There Be Light

Interview: Marko Škop • Director of Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light is my own authentic message”

Cineuropa talked to Slovakian writer-director Marko Škop about Let There Be Light, his follow-up to the critically acclaimed Eva Nová, the polarisation of society and his documentary background  

01/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Competition

Hugo Rosák  • Head of industry, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Interview: Hugo Rosák • Head of industry, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“Discovering new projects is a passion for our entire team”

Head of industry at KVIFF Hugo Rosák talks to us about the First Cut Lab, Eastern Promises and scouting new projects  

01/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

MIDPOINT to showcase eight Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

MIDPOINT to showcase eight Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

The projects will have a chance to win the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award, as well as invitations to connecting cottbus and Rotterdam Lab  

26/06/2019 | MIDPOINT 2019

Karel Och  • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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

“We want to challenge the audience with a charming attack on the brain and the heart”

Karel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, discusses the expansion of its territorial scope and its “gently edgy” programme  

26/06/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019

Review: Punk Never Ends!

Review: Punk Never Ends!

Juraj Šlauka’s docu-fiction provides a raw and fascinating glimpse into the unfamiliar world of punks in the Slovak countryside but takes few risks with the story  

24/06/2019 | Art Film Fest 2019

Petr Václav prepares to shoot the ambitious historical biopic Il Boemo

Petr Václav prepares to shoot the ambitious historical biopic Il Boemo

Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon and Miloš Forman’s Amadeus have been cited as references for this “Icarian” story  

24/06/2019 | Production | Czech Republic/Italy/Slovakia

Lun Sevnik  • Director of Playing

Interview: Lun Sevnik • Director of Playing

“I am not really a fan of ‘hope’, but I will be glad if the film can open up discussion”

As his Czech short film Playing prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovenian director Lun Sevnik to talk about it  

21/06/2019 | Future Frames 2019

Slovakian and Czech documentaries in the making at dok.incubator

Slovakian and Czech documentaries in the making at dok.incubator

A slew of new Slovak and Czech documentary projects are taking part in the eighth edition of the international rough-cut workshop  

21/06/2019 | Industry | Slovakia/Czech Republic

KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days announce selected projects for 2019 edition

KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days announce selected projects for 2019 edition

A raft of upcoming films from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa will be presented in Karlovy Vary  

20/06/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Review: Batastories

Review: Batastories

Peter Kerekes’ documentary about the Bata shoe empire may skilfully summarise the company’s history but fails to look at its sociocultural significance with a critical eye  

18/06/2019 | Art Film Fest 2019

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