Karlovy Vary is a city of film. It hosted the first public film screening in the Czech lands, gave rise to the country’s first film festival, and for the past thirty-one years has organized the best party for professionals and fans alike. Many films have been shot in our town, many have had their world premiere here, thousands of filmmakers and other artists have walked these streets – and yet Karlovy Vary has retained its incredibly intimate and cozy atmosphere.
Olympic cities always build an Olympic village somewhere near the event venues, but our “village” has grown organically, from roots that reach centuries into the past. Every year in early July, Karlovy Vary becomes a festival city, the Czech capital of cinema. Unlike many other international festivals, here you can run into a star in the park, at a café, on the stage, in an improvized studio on the street, and of course also in a movie theater as they introduce their latest film.
It is simply worth it.
