July 02, 2025, 11:30
OPENING CEREMONY
The opening night of the 59th KVIFF starts on Friday 4 July at 6 pm, from 4 pm guests are expected to arrive on the red carpet in front of the entrance to the Grand Hall of the Thermal Hotel.
The opening ceremony will be broadcast live on KVIFF.TV. This year, the KVIFF.TV platform will also stream the opening film We Gotta Frame It! (interview with Jiri Bartoska in July 2021).
4 July 6 pm Opening Ceremony Thermal, Great Hall
She will greet the audience on the red carpet
She will receive the KVIFF President's Award
5 July 11 am Thermal, Grand Hall
She will present the film Love Me Tender
4 July 6 pm Thermal, Grand Hall
He will greet the audience on the red carpet
He will receive the KVIFF President's Award
5 July 10:30 pm Thermal, Grand Hall
He will present the film Shattered Glass
6 July 1 pm Thermal, Congress Hall
KVIFF Talk with Peter Sarsgaard
5 July 2 pm Thermal, Grand Hall
He will greet the audience on the red carpet
He will introduce the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
5 July 2 pm Thermal, Grand Hall
He will greet the audience on the red carpet
He will introduce the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
5 July 9:30 pm Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre
She will present the film Splitsville
6 July 10:30 pm Thermal, Grand Hall
She will greet the audience on the red carpet
She will receive the KVIFF President's Award
She will introduce the film Materialists
11. July 11 am Thermal, Congress Hall
KVIFF Talk with Stellan Skarsgård
11 July 5 pm Thermal, Grand Hall
He will introduce the film Sentimental Value
12 July 6 pm Thermal, Grand Hall
He will greet the audience on the red carpet
He will receive the Crystal Globe Award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema
10 July 4 pm Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre
He will present the film The Death of the Beautiful Deer
12 July 6 pm Thermal, Great Hall
He will greet the audience on the red carpet
He will receive the KVIFF President's Award
DELEGATION TO THE COMPETITION FILMS
Delegations will arrive on the red carpet at the Grand Hall of the Thermal Hotel. Please refer to the festival program for detailed information. Starting July 5, daily Meet & Greet meetings with the Crystal Globe Competition Film delegations will be held at KVIFF.TV Park. Further information is available in the Accompanying program section.
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