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1378 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 11/06/2025.

Iveta Grófová  • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

Interview: Iveta Grófová • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

"I wanted to get under the skin of my characters"

The Slovak filmmaker discusses her period drama set in the challenging wartime, which forced people to confront highly complex dilemmas  

11/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Klára Tasovská  • Director of I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

Interview: Klára Tasovská • Director of I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

“This film is Libuše Jarcovjáková’s biggest exhibition”

The forgotten Czech photographer finally gets her due – and tells her own story – in this intriguing documentary  

09/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Jiří Mádl • Director of Waves

Interview: Jiří Mádl • Director of Waves

"If you are a parent, the important issue may not be your kids' survival, but living meaningfully"

The Czech director gives us an insight on his latest film, which focuses on a group of journalists who risk everything to provide independent news in the late 1960s Czechoslovakia  

08/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Marie-Magdalena Kochová • Director of 3MWh

Interview: Marie-Magdalena Kochová • Director of 3MWh

“It means a lot to any filmmaker to see that their film resonates with an audience coming from a different cultural and historical background”

The Czech director chatted with us about her self-described ‘film poem’ revolving around a nuclear power plant worker, screening as part of EFP's Future Frames  

08/07/2024 | Future Frames 2024

Mark Cousins' A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things wins the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

Mark Cousins' A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things wins the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

The Norwegian dramedy Loveable has scooped a total of five prizes, while the festival ceremony spotlighted a trio of emerging domestic talents  

08/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Awards

Beata Parkanová • Director of Tiny Lights

Interview: Beata Parkanová • Director of Tiny Lights

“Adults tend to look down on children; in this film, they are all equal”

The Czech filmmaker discusses her tiny protagonist, whose family are convinced she is completely oblivious to the turmoil that’s ripping them apart – but they’re wrong  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Tatabojs.doc

Review: Tatabojs.doc

Marek Najbrt’s documentary is a respectable ode to one of the highest-profile Czech music acts, but the film’s reach is limited owing to the specific cultural context  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Review: The Gardener’s Year

Review: The Gardener’s Year

Jiří Havelka’s third film probes the conflict between tradition and modernity, but ultimately falls short as a satire, emerging as more of a thinly plotted and repetitive tragicomedy  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

At Karlovy Vary, Bridging the Dragon unpacks co-production opportunities with Asia

At Karlovy Vary, Bridging the Dragon unpacks co-production opportunities with Asia

European producers could benefit from Asia's pool of diverse talent and resources, its flourishing market, and the presence of co-financing and financial incentives, the speakers underscored  

04/07/2024 | Industry | Market | Karlovy Vary 2024 - KVIFF Eastern Promises

Review: Tiny Lights

Review: Tiny Lights

Through the eyes of her child heroine, Beata Parkanová shows a whole history of perpetuated family trauma and allows us to imagine the little girl’s future  

04/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

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