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If you plan on visiting the Karlovy Vary festival, you ought to know that...

• All information about the festival appears in advance on these web pages. If you don´t want to miss any news, sign up for our free newsletters or become a fan on Facebook.
• Information about this year’s film selection isregularly updated beginning in February. All films appear on our web pages until mid-June, along with the complete film catalogue and the screening schedule. You can put together your own program before you leave for the festival with the help of My Program, a screening schedule service.
• Festival visitors can take advantage of the Festival Pass. It can be purchased at any ticket office and used immediately to buy tickets
• Ten percent of tickets will be available for purchase before the festival through advance booking
• Accommodation should be booked well in advance, preferably as early as April
• Regulations regarding ticket sales and governing film screenings are subject to slight changes each year and we advise you to familiarize yourself with them before arriving at the festival
• Journalists can apply for Press accreditation between April 16 and June 6, 2012. You will not be able to use festival press services without press accreditation
• Film Professionals may apply for  Industry accreditation between April 16 and June 6, 2012. You will not be able to use festival industry office services without industry accreditation
• If you are interested in festival history, you can find information about past years, a film archive, and a newly created photo gallery on our website
• For more information about the festival, click here

At the festival:

• The festival center in Hotel Thermal includes the festival pass sales point, box offices, cinemas, an information point, accommodation services and festival offices
• You can help decide which film wins the Audience Award by voting during the festival (at all cinema entrances) 
• Audience Award votes can be handed to festival assistants after the screening or dropped in the provided boxes
• The festival offers visitors a large variety of festival events. The program will be published by mid-June
• Special bus lines F1, F2 and F3 will be available during the entire film festival
• You can also rent Specialized bicycles for getting around during the festival
• You can visit the festival with your children 
• A baggage room will be available from 8AM to 3AM near the main cinema exit at Hotel Thermal for CZK 10/bag
• The festival center at Hotel Thermal also includes a festival shop offering festival T-shirts, bags, mugs, official festival catalogues, programs, DVDs and books from Czech and foreign publishers

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