Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 

41st Karlovy Vary IFF

June 30 - July 8, 2006

Program

Program Sections

• Official Selection - Competition
• Documentary Films in Competition
• East of the West – Films in Competition
• Tribute to Jan Němec
• Horizons
• Another View
• Forum of Independents
• Variety Critics´ Choice
• Czech Films 2005 - 2006

Retrospectives:

• Sundance at Karlovy Vary
• One World Presents the Sundance Documentary Fund
• Celluloid Dreams Presents Matthew Barney
• Visions of Seven – Youth through the Eyes of French Filmmakers
• Focus on British Film (2000-2005)
• Tribute to John Huston (1906-1987)
• Tribute to Martin Hollý (1931-2004)
• Midnight Screenings
• Treasures from the National Film Archive

Accompanying Events

Meeting of the members of the European Film Academy was held on 7 July in the Grandhotel Pupp and was attended by: Ana Arrieta (Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematograficas), Hédi Zardi (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma – Les „César“), Eva Zaoralová, Petr Vachler and Václav Marhoul (Česká filmová a televizní akademie), Kim Magnusson (Danish Film Academy), Christiane Teichgräber (Deutsche Filmakademie e. V.), Manuela Pineskj (Ente David di Donatello), Marion Döring and Nikola Joetze (European Film Academy e.V.), Deirdre Hopkins and Aine Moriarty (Irish Film and Television Awards), Dariusz Jablonski (Polish Film Academy), Kirill E. Razlogov and Marina Toropygina (National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scences of Russia).

Meetings organised by the Club des Producteurs Européens were held within the framework of the festival.

FILM INDUSTRY EVENTS
East of the West Panel of Projects - A presentation of new feature films from Central and Eastern Europe
This event acquainted international buyers, festival programmers, and film distributors with newly finished films or films in post-production from Central and Eastern Europe that do not have their official premiere until after the end of the Karlovy Vary festival. Presenting producers had 10 minutes to introduce each project, including a six-minute trailer for the film. Within this year’s presentation 27 films were introduced (Bulgaria 5 / Croatia 2 /Czech Republic 6 / Latvia 4 /Poland 8 /Slovak Republic 2).

Private Industry Screenings
Eleven recently completed films (Czech and Polish) which were presented at the East of the West Panel had a private Industry screening outside of the official festival program.

DocuTalents from the East 2006
This presentation gave an overview of noted talents in documentary film from Central and Eastern Europe. The directors and producers of the eight selected films (Czech Republic (2), Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia / Croatia, Latvia, Russia, Slovak Republic) had ten minutes to present their documentary films and trailers, which will be out in cinemas and in the programmes of international film festivals in 2006 and 2007. The event was held in cooperation with the Institute for Documentary Film and the International Documentary Film Festival - Jihlava.

How to Successfully Request MEDIA Support
A seminar held by the MEDIA Program. Tips on how to request distribution support, including the possibility for project consultation.

Industry Meetings
Daily afternoon meeting of film professionals, within the projects and programmes of film institutions taking part in this year's festival, were introduced (peacefullfish, Czech Film Centre, One World IFF, Aerofilms, Wallflower Press, Prague Short Film Festival).