46th Karlovy Vary IFF
July 1 - July 9, 2011
Festival videos
October 3, 2011
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VIDEO: Short film about the 46th Karlovy Vary IFF
October 3, 2011, 4:32 PM
Watch a short film about this year’s edition of the Karlovy Vary IFF – the guests, visitors, awards and atmosphere.
July 9, 2011
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VIDEO: Red carpet interview with John Turturro
July 9, 2011, 5:00 PM
John Turturro was at KVIFF on Friday evening for the world premiere of his new movie Somewhere Tonight, inspired by a previous film by the late Dutch director Theo Van Gogh. In a red carpet interview, the American acting star speaks about the movie, receiving KVIFF’s President’s Award, his directorial career, and how European and U.S. cinema compare.
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VIDEO: Interview with John Malkovich
July 9, 2011, 10:00 AM
John Malkovich took part in one of the more unusual and colourful events at the 46th KVIFF, a fashion show in which leading Czech actors wore clothes from the Technobohemian label designed by the great American actor, director and producer. In an interview, Malkovich speaks about what inspires him, whether some react “sniffily” to people working in fields they are not primarily known for, and how he enjoyed Thursday night’s fashion show.
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VIDEO: Interview with Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
July 9, 2011, 8:00 AM
The Other F Word by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, which is in the documentary competition at the 46th KVIFF, examines what happens when veterans of the U.S. punk music scene become fathers and go from railing against authority to having to be THE authority in their homes. In an interview, the director speaks about how her interviewees are working to be the good dads they themselves never had, and how fatherhood can lead them to finally grow up.
July 8, 2011
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VIDEO: Interview with Keti Machavariani
July 8, 2011, 6:00 PM
Salt White, the feature debut of Keti Machavariani, is one of 12 pictures in KVIFF’s East of the West competition this year. In an interview, the director explains why gesture, point of view and atmosphere are more important for her than story, what life is like for Georgia’s homeless children, and why it is important not to lose hope.
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VIDEO: Interview with Alejandro Chomski
July 8, 2011, 4:00 PM
Alejandro Chomski has returned to KVIFF after seven years with his latest film Asleep in the Sun, which is being shown in the festival’s Another View section. In an interview, the director answers questions on his friendship with the late magic realist novelist Adolfo Bioy Casares, and how the film has met contrasting reactions in the United States and India.
Asleep in the Sun is being screened at Čas at 18.30 on Friday 8.7. -
VIDEO: Interview with Argyris Papadimitropolous
July 8, 2011, 9:00 AM
Wasted Youth by Argyris Papadimitropolous, part of the Young Greek Cinema section at the 46th KVIFF, follows the paths of a teenage skateboarder and a frustrated policeman on a stifling hot day in Athens. In an interview, the director spoke about the real-life event that sparked the movie, and what the future holds for Greek filmmakers given his country’s financial meltdown.
July 7, 2011
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VIDEO: Interview with Remo Girone
July 7, 2011, 4:00 PM
Andrea Molaioli’s The Jewel, which is in KVIFF’s official selection this year, is inspired by the story of the Italian food giant Parmalat, which went through one of the biggest bankruptcies ever seen in Europe after its bosses committed large-scale fraud. In an interview, the film’s star Remo Girone discusses playing a dodgy magnate who gets way out of his depth, and reaction to the film in Italy.
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VIDEO: Interview with Petr Marek
July 7, 2011, 12:34 PM
Nothing Against Nothing by Czech director, actor and musician Petr Marek (37) features in the East of the West competition category at the 46th KVIFF. In an interview, he speaks about comparisons between his film and the Dogma style, working with actors skilled at improv, and his definition of an independent filmmaker.
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VIDEO: Interview with Lech Majewski
July 7, 2011, 7:00 AM
The Mill and The Cross is a captivating and original film based on Brueghel’s 16th century masterpiece The Procession to Calvary. In an interview, the film’s Polish director Lech Majewski discusses his relationship to the work of the great painter, and explains why he dislikes the “idiotic speed” of much of contemporary film.
July 6, 2011
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VIDEO: Interview with Martin Donovan
July 6, 2011, 7:00 PM
Collaborator, the directorial debut of U.S. actor Martin Donovan, is one of a dozen films in the running for the Crystal Globe in KVIFF’s main competition this year. In an interview after its world premiere at the festival’s Grand Hall, Donovan spoke about the themes explored in Collaborator, how adults become 14 again when they visit their parents, and the lessons he learned from Hal Hartley and other directors.
July 5, 2011
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VIDEO: Interview with Jonathan Cenzual Burley
July 5, 2011, 9:14 PM
Jonathan Cenzual Burley says his debut picture The Soul of Flies, which is being screened in KVIFF’s Forum of Independents, cost less than 1,000 euros to shoot. In an interview, the director discusses the size of his crew, and why makers of very cheap films shouldn’t be afraid to resign themselves to visual imperfection.
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VIDEO: Interview with Gerard Hurley
July 5, 2011, 7:00 PM
Gerard Hurley’s low-budget second film The Pier is one of 12 pictures in the Forum of Independent at the 46th KVIFF. In an interview, the director, who has lived in the US for over two decades, discusses what inspired the movie, fathers and sons, Irish-style, and shooting for the first time in the land of his birth.
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VIDEO: Interview with Attina Rachel Tsangari
July 5, 2011, 3:00 PM
Attenberg maker Attina Rachel Tsangari is one of a number of fresh and exciting directors whose work is being shown in the Young Greek Cinema special category at the 46th KVIFF. In an interview for the festival, she speaks about her movie (“a nature documentary about humans”), her generation of directors, and how Greece’s financial crisis is impacting the country’s film industry.
July 4, 2011
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VIDEO: Interview with Vladimir Blazevski
July 4, 2011, 7:00 PM
Vladimir Blazevski’s Punk’s Not Dead – which chronicles the reformation of a punk band after a gap of over 15 years – is one of 12 films in KVIFF’s East of the West competition this year. In an interview, the Macedonian director (55) explains why he chose to make a movie on the punk subculture, despite having no personal experience of that world, and why it’s important to be a rebel.
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VIDEO: The celebratory revelation of plaque to Samuel Fuller
July 4, 2011, 6:51 PM
Samuel Fuller was remembered on American Independence Day, at Sokolov castle. A plaque bearing the name the American filmmaker, whose work influenced Wim Wenders and Quentin Tarantino, was unveiled this morning in a ceremony attended by Marek Eben, artistic director of Karlovy Vary IFF Karel Och and Fuller's wife Christa, daughter Samantha and granddaughter Samira.
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VIDEO: Interview with Christian Schwochow
July 4, 2011, 5:00 PM
Christian Schwochow’s second movie Cracks in the Shell is one of 12 pictures vying for the Crystal Globe in KVIFF’s main competition this year. In an interview, the young German director speaks about working with Danish actress Stine Fischer Christensen, his fascination with theatre, and his relationship to Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan.
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VIDEO: Interview with Burt Young
July 4, 2011, 11:00 AM
Among the many special guests at the 46th KVIFF is Burt Young, best known for his role as brother-in-law Paulie in the Rocky series. In an interview, the actor (71) spoke about studying under Lee Strasberg, how he views the Rocky movies today, and his latest picture Win Win. The latter screens on July 8 at 11:30 at Thermal's Grand Hall.
July 3, 2011
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VIDEO: Master Class with Denis Villeneuve
July 3, 2011, 5:00 PM
Master Class with Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, which took place on Sunday 3. 7. 2011.
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VIDEO: Interview with Denis Villeneuve
July 3, 2011, 3:00 PM
Tribute to Denis Villeneuve is one of the most interesting one-off categories at the 46th KVIFF. In an interview, the Canadian director discussed what the retrospective meant to him, and his stunning, Oscar-nominated film Incendies.
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VIDEO: Interview with Cary Joji Fukunaga
July 3, 2011, 12:00 PM
After wowing KVIFF two years ago with his debut Sin Nombre, Cary Joji Fukunaga returned this year with festival opener Jane Eyre. In an interview, the young U.S. director discussed – among other things – his relationship to the novel and earlier movie adaptations, and the casting of rising star Mia Wasikowska.
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VIDEO: Interview with Jes Benstock
July 3, 2011, 10:08 AM
Jes Benstock is at KVIFF with The British Guide to Showing Off, one of 16 films in the documentary competition. In an interview, he discusses his first meeting with its protagonist, non-conformist London artist Andrew Logan, and what Czech audiences are likely to make of the film.
July 2, 2011
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VIDEO: Press conference with Dame Judi Dench
July 2, 2011, 1:52 PM
After receiving a Crytal Globe award for oustanding artistic contribution to world cinema, the British actress Dame Judi Dench gave this press conference at the festival on July 2, 2011.
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VIDEO: Festival opening
July 2, 2011, 1:35 PM
Video highlights of the opening ceremony of the 46th KVIFF.
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VIDEO: Interview with Judi Dench
July 2, 2011, 10:41 AM
Judi Dench receives Crystal Globe as 46th KVIFF gets underway
Dame Judi Dench received a standing ovation at the ceremonial opening of the 46th KVIFF on Friday night, after picking up the festival’s Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema. In an interview, the great British actress spoke about what the award meant to her, finding a new audience with the Bond movies, and her next project.
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