July 2 - 10, 2010
This evening at the Grand Hall, the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema went to Isabelle Huppert, one of this year’s main festival stars.
Renowned Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović is another celebrity guest at the Karlovy Vary festival. She arrived in Karlovy Vary Saturday evening to present the film Here and There, screened in the Variety Critics’ Choice section.
While Shana Feste, whose film The Greatest launched the festival, worked on her debut for 10 years, Margaret Corkey, another debuting director who has come to Karlovy Vary with her movie, didn't wait long for its realization.
On Sunday, the Variety Critics’ Choice section will present Marie Procházková's Who Is Afraid of the Wolf.
Tonight’s Midnight Screening offers a special treat. Black Dynamite by director Scott Sanders relates a story of the Man, who supplies the local orphanage with heroin and distributes adulterated malt liquor, both with disastrous consequences.
Despite the strong belief by many Europeans to the contrary, Hollywood desperately cares about original ideas and is actively looking for them – from Europe if possible.
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Sin Nombre, the impressive feature debut from Cary Joji Fukunaga (b. 1977) has had critics hailing him as the next big thing in U.S. cinema. It also won him the Directing Award and Excellence in Cinematography Award at the Sundance festival earlier this year.
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