In view of the ongoing lockdown announced by the government in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the special Karlovy Vary IFF 54½, originally scheduled for 18–21 November, will not take place. “When we announced the special Karlovy Vary IFF 54½, we were met with much enthusiastic feedback. People were looking forward to visiting Karlovy Vary to see new films at an unusual […]
The Father, an intimate family drama about the difficulties of connecting with those close to us, told through thoroughly conceived absurd or comic situations, is the winner of the Main Competition at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The Bulgarian directing duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, also known for their films The Lesson and Glory, accepted the […]
The 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with three competitive categories, took place from June 29th to July 7 th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as an artistic director. The 54th Karlovy Vary IFF will […]
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with three competitive categories, took place from June 30th to July 8th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as an artistic director. The 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF will be […]
GUESTS AT THIS YEAR’S KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO INCLUDE FRENCH ACTORS CÉLINE SALLETTE AND LAMBERT WILSON. At the 52nd KVIFF, Céline Sallette and Lambert Wilson will personally present the French film in competition Corporate (dir. Nicolas Silhol). Leading French actor Lambert Wilson studied acting at the Drama Centre London, and thanks to his […]
Actor and musician Jeremy Renner, known for his roles in The Hurt Locker, The Avengers, Captain America, and the Mission Impossible series, will personally accept the KVIFF Festival President’s Award at the Closing Gala on July 8th. Renner will also introduce his new film Wind River, which will screen at the 52nd edition of the […]
NEW FILMS BY KHLEBNIKOV, OVASHVILI AND KOS-KRAUZE TO PREMIERE IN KARLOVY VARY COMPETITION The dozen of titles in the festival’s main section will include Birds Are Singing in Kigali. The last film of the deceased Krzysztof Krauze is depicting painful consequences of the Rwandan genocide and was completed by his co-director and wife Joanna Kos-Krauze. […]
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is proud to announce that the Academy Award® winning actor Casey Affleck will be the recipient of The Festival President’s Award. At the 52nd edition of KVIFF this summer, Affleck will introduce the mesmerizing cinematic poem A Ghost Story, together with the writer and director David Lowery and producers […]
The 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with three competitive categories, took place from July 1st to July 9th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as an artistic director. The 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF will […]
Award of International Film Critics Awarded by The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). Original Bliss / Gleißendes Glück Directed by: Sven Taddicken Germany, 2016 Original Bliss is a distinctive, daring and provocative film, disturbing but at the same time romantic; it does not cease to surprise. The director’s thematic and artistic ambition is matched […]