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Film Selection

Each year, the Karlovy Vary IFF presents over 180 feature films from all over the world. Apart from the films in the special retrospectives, the films were released during the past year and many of them are screened as world, international or European premieres. Once again this year, audiences will enjoy interesting retrospectives and focuses in adition to the traditional program sections.

The films selected for the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF 2013 will be announced in June 2013.

Official Selection – Competition of Feature Films

Non-specialised international competition; the films are presented as world, international or European premieres

East of the West - Films in Competition

International competition – first and second films from Central and Eastern Europe; world, international and European premieres only

Documentary Films in Competition

Both short (under 30 minutes) and feature-length (over 30 minutes)

Forum of Independents

Independent films from around the world compete for the Independent Camera Award presented in collaboration with Czech Television

Horizons

Recent productions from around the world, including award-winning films from major festivals 

Another View

Films displaying unusual artistic approaches

Imagina

Films with an unconventional approach to narration and style, distinctive and radical visions of film language

Variety's Ten Euro Directors to Watch

Ten European movies selected by the critics of the Variety magazine

Midnight Screenings

Genre films

Czech Films

A representative selection of Czech films from 2012-2013

Documentary Films - Out of Competition

Retrospectives and Tributes

• Borderline Films: The First Ten Years
• Focus on Kurdish Film

Out of the Past

Classic, cult and overlooked films in original and restaured versions.

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