KVIFF

Come and greet the stars on the red carpet

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:45:00 +0200

The parade of famous guests arriving for the Karlovy Vary film festival will kick off on Saturday early evening with the world premiere of A Walk Worthwhile by Miloš Forman.

Laura Morante and Hilary B. Jones heading for Karlovy Vary

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0200

The famous Italian actress will accompany the screening of John Malkovich’s film The Dancer Upstairs, in which she plays the female lead.

New arena putting in an appearance just for a trial period this year. With Tobruk

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0200

While the new multi-purpose hall KV Arena has been ready since the middle of June, the Karlovy Vary film festival won’t be using the premises to full capacity until next year.

Isaach De Bankolé presents the new film by Jim Jarmusch

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:48:00 +0200

The popular actor will be present at the 44th KV IFF to introduce the distribution advance screening of the latest film by the icon of independent film, The Limits of Control.

Don’t miss the Midnight hits

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:45:00 +0200

For several years now, midnight in Karlovy Vary has been reserved for genre films. This year’s six films that can, without any irony, aspire to cult status will have something for fans of horrors, comedies, thrillers and fantasies. The one thing these film hits from USA, Norway, Spain and England have in common is parody.

Paul Schrader will be a guest at the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Celebrated French director Patrice Chéreau will be presenting his films in Karlovy Vary during the first weekend of the festival, while distinctive American filmmaker Alan Rudolph will introduce five films during the second half of the festival. Famous screenwriter and director Paul Schrader will also attend the 44th KVIFF with his new film.

Opening and Closing films at the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0200

The 44th Karlovy Vary IFF will open with the international premiere of the new film The Greatest by Shana Feste and will close with The Boat That Rocked by Richard Curtis.

New generation of American filmmakers in Karlovy Vary

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

The Karlovy Vary IFF has always been very popular among young American filmmakers, particularly for its unique “independent” atmosphere, but also thanks to the festival’s audiences whose perceptive response to the distinctive films strikes a chord with their similarly aged and like-minded directors.

The Karlovy Vary festival welcomes Isabelle Huppert and Antonio Banderas

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

The famous French film and theater actress will accept a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema. Film and theater actor, director, and producer Antonio Banderas will be a guest at the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF, where he will accept the Festival President’s Award.

The Fresh Selection – The Promising Five

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:49:00 +0200

This year’s program The Fresh Selection – The Promising Five will once again introduce five new student films selected by programmers of the student and first film festival Fresh Film Fest.

The Karlovy Vary festival presents new trailers

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:08:00 +0200

The 44th Karlovy Vary IFF will present two new trailers to accompany festival screenings. Last year, festival organizers initiated a new tradition. Replacing the one-off yearly trailers, a new long-term collection will be used to introduce festival films for a number of years to come.

Open Eyes to present Cannes movies, including Trier’s Antichrist, as Czech premiers

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 +0200

As in past years, the Karlovy Vary IFF, in its Open Eyes section, will present a large collection of movies from the program of Cannes, the world’s most prestigious film festival. “Just before Karlovy Vary, Cannes is the last big European festival and its program is usually so interesting that we try to offer our viewers a cross-section of its offerings.”

Marko Škop and a two-time Sundance winner heading to Karlovy Vary

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:29:00 +0200

This year’s selection of feature-length documentaries in competition to present an internet visionary, a southern Italian mafioso, the greatest boxing match of all time and a new film by KVIFF 2006 winner Juan Carlos Rulfo.

The Karlovy Vary festival to award John Malkovich

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0200

American film and theater actor, director, and producer John Malkovich will accept a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF. As part of the tribute to John Malkovich, the Karlovy Vary IFF will present two films – the political thriller The Dancer Upstairs and the documentary Which Way Home.

The Karlovy Vary IFF will host films from the Berlinale, Locarno, and Venice; movies from Cannes are under negotiation

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:05:00 +0200

The Karlovy Vary Film Festival will once again present award-winning films from the top world festivals in its Horizons, Another View, and Open Eyes sections. Horizons is one of viewers’ favorite festival sections, and, given this year’s programming choices, it will probably remain so.

Variety Critics’ Choice will once again feature films from all genres – British horror, Hungarian musical, and even a Czech Little Red Riding Hood

Tue, 26 May 2009 09:05:00 +0200

Variety magazine has published more film reviews than any other magazine in the world, so why not ask their film critics to put together a program representing new European filmmakers?

The Karlovy Vary festival supports “other” films

Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:00 +0200

Every year, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival welcomes a variety of activities to support charity projects, and strives to present and support the work of people who, despite their disabilities, create interesting things. This year, the festival will host a nontraditional series of films entitled Mental Power Prague Film Festival.

Variety critics have selected ten attractive titles for this year’s edition of the popular section Variety Critics' Choice

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:53:00 +0200

For the 12th time Karlovy Vary IFF audiences will have the opportunity to view the films from the popular section Variety Critics' Choice, which is organized in collaboration with Variety and European Film Promotion. The following ten titles were selected this year:

The “Velvet” section 20 Years of Freedom will present “Marriage Stories” and films by István Szabó and Juliusz Machulski

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:14:00 +0200

For this year’s 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the Karlovy Vary festival has prepared a special program section entitled 20 Years of Freedom.

Another View will feature The Ferrari Dino Girl, Israeli sumo wrestlers, and “A Clockwork Orange for the 21st Century”

Tue, 05 May 2009 09:17:00 +0200

“I thought up Another View in 1994 when we first put on the festival,” says artistic director Eva Zaoralová; in naming the section she was inspired by Cannes’ Un certain regard.

First titles confirmed for the main competition at the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:47:00 +0200

The Karlovy Vary festival’s international feature film competition traditionally attracts greatest attention, with its screening of films by renowned filmmakers and talented first-time directors in their world, international or European premieres.

Tribute to Patrice Chéreau

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:20:00 +0200

The 44th Karlovy Vary IFF will be presenting a special retrospective of films by one of Europe’s most important contemporary directors, Patrice Chéreau; the festival will be attended by the director himself

Miloš Forman film to be screened in its world premiere

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:08:00 +0200

Celebrated filmmaker Milos Forman will present the world premiere of his new film, A Walk Worthwhile, at the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF 2009.

Jan Švankmajer to be presented with an award at the Karlovy Vary Festival

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0200

At this year’s 44th Karlovy Vary IFF, the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, will be presented to director, artist and unique figure of Czech and world film, Jan Švankmajer.

Searching for a secure space in the Forum of Independents

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:10:00 +0200

One of the festival's most popular sections documents a non-mainstream look at the world, and this year it will include a noteworthy trio of debuts.

Patti Smith, Dežo Ursiny and La Blogothèque at Karlovy Vary in the programme section A Musical Odyssey

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:19:00 +0200

This year’s Karlovy Vary IFF will once again feature the section A Musical Odyssey, compiled since 2003 by publicist Pavel Klusák, who presents the latest encounters between filmmakers and musicians.

There Ain’t No Cure For Love: A Tribute to Alan Rudolph

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:20:00 +0200

In this year’s program Karlovy Vary IFF will offer a unique opportunity to get acquainted with one of the most interesting independent auteurs of today, the American writer-director Alan Rudolph, who will personally present five of his films.

Independent Japanese films in Karlovy Vary

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:01:00 +0200

Three independent Japanese movies, including provocateur Sion Sono’s latest, four-hour work, Love Exposure (Ai No Mukidashi), will be screened at the Karlovy Vary festival as part of a tribute to Tokyo FilmeX. The idea of selecting three noteworthy Japanese films from the program of Tokyo’s independent festival came about when the director of Tokyo FilmeX, Kanako Hayashi, sat on the documentary jury last year at the Karlovy Vary IFF. The festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, represents, in her words, a new trend for Asian film, one that attempts to create a bridge between audiences and movies which rarely make it to theaters.

First entry in the East of the West competition

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:21:00 +0100

Once again the Karlovy Vary’s East of the West competition will offer viewers the best movies from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the nations of the former Soviet Bloc. One of this year’s discoveries is the notable film The 40th Door, representing the relatively unknown Azerbaijan film industry.

From Venice’s Lido to Hotel Thermal

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45:00 +0100

Three exceptional movies from the Venice film festival will screen in Czech theaters for the first time at the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF: the winning film The Wrestler; 35 Shots of Rum by the most highly-regarded French female director working today, and Sell Out! - considered as the most entertaining film at Venice.

Terribly Happy wins all the Danish awards

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:21:00 +0100

It has become a solid tradition that movies which captivate both juries and audiences at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival pick up other awards when screened elsewhere.
Danish director Henrik Ruben Genz’s TERRIBLY HAPPY, presented as a world premiere at the 43rd Karlovy Vary IFF, where it took the Grand Prix - Crystal Globe for Best Film, confirmed its quality at the Danes’ national film competition. The Danish Film Academy conferred seven Roberts upon Terribly Happy, the highest film award given in Denmark. Terribly Happy garnered awards in the categories of Best Film, Best Director for Henrik Ruben Genz, Best Actor (Jakob Cedergren) and Best Actress (Lene Maria Christensen), as well as winning Roberts for Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Song.

A Female Take on Russia

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:16:00 +0100

After the phenomenal success of the film Mermaid (Rusalka, 2007) by director Anna Melikyan, which won the Independent Camera award in the Forum of Independents section last year and was hailed by many critics as the “Russian Amelie from Montmartre”, the festival programmers decided to take a closer look at the work of contemporary Russian female directors by presenting this fascinating new phenomenon in the form of a mini-section. These screenings entitled “A Female Take on Russia“ will acquaint audiences at the Karlovy Vary IFF with well-known female directors who have visited the festival in the past, and will also introduce notable directors at the start of their careers. With the film Nothing Personal (Nichego lichnogo, 2007 – among others, FIPRESCI prize at the Moscow IFF 2007) the Karlovy Vary festival welcomes back master of provincial dramas Larisa Sadilova, who has already competed twice in the section East of the West: in 1999 with Happy Birthday (S dnyom rozhdeniya, 1998), her debut film which garnered more than thirty festival awards, and in 2003 with the melodramatic story of a girl from a poultry farm With Love, Lilly (S lyubovyu, Lilya, 2002). Noteworthy films by talented young female directors certainly include Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (Odnazhdy v provintsyi, 2008) by Katya Shagalova, or the debut by 23-year-old Valeria Gai Germanika Everybody Dies But Me (Vse umrut, a ya ostanus, 2008), which generated considerable attention at last year’s Cannes festival, where it was screened during Critics’ Week.