The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from June 28th to July 6th 2024. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as the president of the festival, Karel Och as its artistic director, Kryštof Mucha as the executive director and […]
KVIFF PRESIDENT’S AWARD TO BE PRESENTED TO VIGGO MORTENSEN. This year’s 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will host actor-director Viggo Mortensen. At the festival’s opening ceremony, Mortensen will receive the Festival President’s Award and also present his film The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote and directed. The multifaceted actor began his career inthe […]
Franz Kafka and Cinema at the 58th Karlovy Vary IFF. In the unique retrospective “The Wish To Be a Red Indian: Kafka and Cinema” the festival will present cinematic reflections on the work of the most influential figure of 20th century literature, from filmmakers such as Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, Ousmane Sembene, Jan Němec and […]
The 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from June 30th to July 8th. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as the president of the festival, Karel Och as its artistic director, Kryštof Mucha as the executive director and Petr […]
At the opening ceremony of the 57th Karlovy Vary IFF a new festival trailer starring JohnnyDepp was introduced to the audience. You can now watch the new festival trailer at the festival’s streaming platform KVIFF.TV. “Two years ago, Johnny Depp received an immensely warm welcome from audiences and fans, thanks to which he has become […]
ANOTHER BIRTH. IRANIAN CINEMA, HERE AND NOW.The 57th KVIFF celebrates independent Iranian cinema with a selection of singular works made in the past four years. Collectively these works offer an insightful testimony of the burning creativity of Iran’s artists in face of the challenging reality. Nine mostly young filmmakers – urgent, unheard, voices – who […]
The 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two 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 the president of the festival and Karel Och as its artistic director. The 57th Karlovy Vary IFF […]
NEW TALENT PLATFORM KVIFF TALENTS The organizers of the Karlovy Vary IFF are expanding the festival’s portfolio of activities aimed at systematically supporting filmmakers with a new talent platform: KVIFF Talents. The objective of the year-around program is to identify talented filmmakers and to support the creation of creative audiovisual projects with international ambitions possessing […]
The 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from August 20th to August 28th 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 56th Karlovy Vary IFF will […]
The official selection of the 55th KVIFF, which takes place from 20 to 28 August, 2021, features 32 premieres. The films will make their bow in the fest’s two competitions and Special Screenings section. Karlovy Vary will also celebrate the work of The Film Foundation via an extensive tribute. In 2019, the festival adjusted the […]