Accompanying programme

See how pleasant waiting for public transportation can be in a modern bus shelter. The same ones already used by travelers at the "Slavia Nádraží Eden" stop in Prague and the square in Průhonice. You can test one out by the Thermal Hotel behind the KVIFF.TV Park, where it serves as a fully functional stop for the festival bus, listed on the schedule as "Hotel Thermal." At the stop, you can connect to the Wi-Fi network, charge your phone, and get all sorts of information on the LCD display. These trendy stops are provided for you by BigBoard Praha, a.s., the main media partner of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

After a two-year break at the Sparkasse building, BMW is returning to its traditional spot in front of the Imperial Spa in Karlovy Vary for this year's film festival. The main new attractions at the exhibit will be the latest generation of the BMW X3 and the BMW M5 sedan. In addition, the latest BMW models will be on display, as well as products from MINI and BMW Motorrad. Our specialists will be on hand to answer any questions about the exhibited vehicles and motorcycles and more. You'll also have a chance to experience the quintessential thrill of driving a BMW during test drives. The BMW Lounge will also include a café. Open daily from 10 am to 6 pm.

Come discover the Caffè Vergnano Lounge: A Matter of Choice at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival! Every day from 9 am to 9 pm, you can enjoy the taste of authentic Italian espresso and exclusive alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Participate in coffee workshops, creative activities, and competitions. Experience elegance and style in the unique atmosphere of our lounge. Visit us and let yourself be carried away by Italian tradition and style! For more information, follow us on Instagram @caffevergnano.czechia.

Taste the official drink of this year's festival and stop by the CAMPARI LOUNGE! Enjoy the best cocktails at the festival: a refreshing Campari Spritz, the legendary Negroni, and other great drinks. Relax on the elegant beach, try the traditional Italian aperitivo, and win stylish prizes. An abundant program and entertainment day and night, when our unique Italian lounge takes on a passionate Campari red hue and offers great music, live bands, and DJs. Open daily from 11 am to 3 am, free admission.

Experience the ReakTour by the ČEZ Group, the world's first virtual tour of nuclear power plants! Every day from 10 am to 10 pm in the Municipal Savings Bank building, we'll take you to Temelín and Dukovany. Just put on the special virtual reality goggles that will transport you all the way to the nuclear reactor. Enjoy a unique experience from the most secure areas in the country that an ordinary mortal could never access. Find more information at www.reaktour.cz.

Meetings, discussions, and workshops with filmmakers, television creators, and actors about new films, documentaries, and series from Czech Television. Evening concerts. For children, dance, art, and sports programs, meet-and-greets and photo ops with fairy tale characters; visit the ČT :D photo studio and the ČT Edition shop. Café open all day with a special breakfast menu in the morning. From 9 am to 10 pm. Free admission. Full program at www.ceskatelevize.cz/vary.

Open daily from 11 am to 9 pm. Welcome to the Esquire Studio 2024! To book an appointment with a men's hairstylist call +420 603 109 301. The service is provided free of charge.

Don't miss a single film. Our rental shops have classic bikes and e-bikes ready for you to quickly and comfortably get around between the tent city and individual screening venues. The rentals are operated by professionals from the Ski & Bike Center Radotín. Rentals are free, so don't hesitate and pick up your Specialized bike at one of these four locations: the tent city, Thermal Hotel, Theater Square, and in the park by the Grandhotel Pupp. The bikes are available every day from 8 am to 11 pm. Follow us on Instagram @specializedcz.

The bike rental partner is the ČEZ Group.

By renting a bike, you support the Jakub Voráček Foundation and the rescue of the cinema in Pernink.

Take this unique opportunity to become a caricature by Miroslav Kemel, whose drawings you can admire in the daily newspaper Právo. Stop by the Thermal Hotel and get an original memento of the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Put yourself in the shoes of a hockey forward for a bit and test your aim by taking shots on goal. Try hitting the top right or left corner, the post, or between the goalie's legs, and compare your performance to others. We're looking forward to your well-aimed shots. Open every day from 11 am to 8 pm.

Since you are the real stars of the Karlovy Vary IFF, we have an interactive, star photo booth for you. Come be one of the celebrities they write about in the media. The photo booth is open every day during the festival from 10 am to 10 pm in the Vřídelní Kolonáda area. We look forward to seeing you.

Film and music at innogy, come experience great #kviffmoments anytime from June 28 to July 5, 11 am to 9 pm. Film video quizzes, a dubbing studio, talk shows with the creators of the films Janžurka, Mord, Aristokratka ve varu, and Vlny. Visit our film corner. June 30 and July 1: Antonie Rašilová's puppet theater. June 29, July 2, and July 4 at 7 pm: recitals by Michal Horák, Tereza Mašková, and Igor Orozovič, respectively.

Come experience great #kviffmoments anytime from June 28 to July 5. Visit our film corner.

Visit the innogy Simply Café, open every festival day from 10 am to midnight. More information at innogy.cz/kviffmoments.

Discover a world of unforgettable experiences and come visit us. Among other things, you can look forward to a talk show by Libor Bouček with special guests. The IQOS LOUNGE is open every festival day from 11 am to midnight.

An open space for all those seeking peace and respite from the hustle and bustle of the festival world. Enjoy local gastronomy, meet the locals, and experience the Karlovy Vary Region as it truly is. Visit us from June 29 to July 5, 2024. Find more information on Instagram @krajina.space or at www.krajina.space

The sun is part of the film festival experience. Don't forget about hydration and high protection against harmful UV rays. Visit the L'ORÉAL PARIS SPF booth at the Market Colonnade on June 30 and July 1, open daily from 10 am to 8 pm. Play for exciting prizes or shop at great prices. Dress in SPF and enjoy the sun.

Come alive at the festival with Mattoni. Excellent Mattoni cocktails and a well-tuned music program await you every day from 1 pm to midnight. You can look forward to David Koller, Lenny, PSH, Richard Krajčo, Moondance Orchestra, Kapitán DEMO, Dan Bárta & Illustratosphere, ADONXS, Ready Kirken, XINDL X, and many more. And every day from 1 pm, try the Mattoni Live JukeBox, where musicians will play your requests.

At the Mattoni Eco Life Point, come deposit your empties, #vratisenamto. Drop off an empty PET bottle in the Mattoni bottle return machine or check out the Cirkleon exhibition.

For more information, follow Instagram @mattoni_czsk.

Refresh yourself every festival day with delicious Mattoni cocktails at our pop-up bar. You can also taste the winning cocktail from the Mattoni Grand Drink Non-Alcoholic Cocktail World Championship, the Nature cocktail. 

Need to refresh and replenish your minerals? The Mattoni Life Pop-up Bar is here for you! Stop by and taste the excellent new Mattoni Esence Yuzu & Cucumber and Mattonify yourself.

Radiožurnál live from the Karlovy Vary IFF once again. Come take a look inside Radiožurnál's live broadcast from the R-stream mobile studio right on the Sadová Kolonáda. The program will be hosted by Jan Pokorný, Hanka Shánělová, Pavel Sladký, and their festival guests. Daily from June 28 to July 6, 2024, 9 am to 6 pm.

The Moët Champagne Lounge is a traditional spot for entertainment and relaxation, located in the heart of the film festival on the terrace of the Thermal Hotel. Experience the champagne of film stars, refresh yourself with bubbles from Moët & Chandon, and support the Jakub Voráček Foundation, which focuses on aiding people with multiple sclerosis. We look forward to seeing you every day from 2 pm to 2 am. Instagram @moetchandon

DON'T BE SIDELINED! At our foundation's booth, we’re happy to present projects for patients with multiple sclerosis, whom we have been helping for more than nine years and have supported with over 20 million crowns. We look forward to seeing everyone every day from 10 am. Come support us, buy a sclerotic gift from our Kluk Puk edition, take part in a contest, or just meet us and get a look at the new center with beds for MS patients. Follow us on FB @nadacejakubavoracka & IG @nadace_jakuba_voracka & LI @Nadace Jakuba Voráčka.

Enter the world of ORLEN, where sports and culture come alive! Watch exciting moments from the latest Formula 1 races and immerse yourself in the secrets of these sports with legends of Czech racing and hockey. From morning warm-ups to the soothing tones of evening music sets in the ORLEN zone in the heart of Smetana Gardens, a program filled with entertainment, competitions, and relaxation awaits you. Treat yourself to a gourmet experience with a crispy hot dog and a cup of delicious Fairtrade select coffee in the nearby Stop Cafe zone. It's an unbeatable combination! Daily from 10 am to 10 pm.

Pilsner Urquell is once again bringing the best bubbles to Karlovy Vary this year! Come get a taste from our master bartenders in the main Pilsner Urquell zone next to the Thermal Hotel. In addition to a perfectly poured beer with a creamy head, you can enjoy great food and an entertaining program – live music, a DJ, and our unique pouring show.

WHERE TO FIND US: Main zone by the Thermal Hotel: 10 am to 2 am, "Car Bar” by the Thermal Hotel: 10 am to 4 am, Bar by the stairs next to the Tržní Kolonáda: 10 am to 2 am.

Pilsner Urquell is once again bringing the best bubbles to Karlovy Vary this year! Come get a taste from our master bartenders in the main Pilsner Urquell zone next to the Thermal Hotel. In addition to a perfectly poured beer with a creamy head, you can enjoy great food and an entertaining program – live music, a DJ, and our unique pouring show.

WHERE TO FIND US: Main zone by the Thermal Hotel: 10 am to 2 am, "Car Bar” by the Thermal Hotel: 10 am to 4 am, Bar by the stairs next to the Tržní Kolonáda: 10 am to 2 am.

Experience unforgettable festival moments with us and become a movie star yourself. The L'ORÉAL PARIS Pop Up brings together beauty and film. You'll find a booth with beauty innovations, makeup, and hair styling by professional makeup artists on the ground floor of the Thermal Hotel from June 28 to June 30, 2024, open daily from 10 am to 8 pm.

Because "YOU'RE WORTH IT"

Having a Profimed around comes in handy. Especially at the film festival. Starting Saturday, June 29, we invite you to the traditional "Profimed POP-UP Store" on the pedestrian zone near the Grandhotel Pupp. In addition to the biggest hits from our dental care, cosmetics, and dietary supplement range, we have an entertaining and educational program for families with children. Open every day from 10 am to 6 pm. For more information, follow Instagram @profimed.cz and www.profimed.cz.

Refresh yourself with summer drinks and great coffee in the beautiful setting of Dvořákovy sady. We created the café especially for the festival in a timber structure straight from our workshop. For more information about our offers, events, and opening hours, follow our Instagram @progresusinvestholding.

Visit the new PULSE CLUB in the Grandhotel Pupp in the Casino area, open only during the Karlovy Vary IFF. Immerse yourself in an energetic, pulsating night filled with great music.

​The program includes DJ sets accompanied by saxophone and violin performances. You can also savor cocktails mixed by the bartenders from Becher's Bar. We're open daily from 9 pm to 4 am. For more information follow our Instagram @pulse_club_pupp. 

A relaxation zone overseen by the bartenders from Becher's Bar, where brothers Giang Ta Binh and Khanh Ta Quoc from the Prague restaurants Gao Den, Taro, and Dian will be serving up street food. The zone is open every day from 12 pm to midnight. For more information, follow Instagram @grandhotelpupp.

We’re not missing the Karlovy Vary IFF this year either! Look forward to a private relaxation zone with a premium program and amenities. Excellent refreshments, drinks, and a laid-back atmosphere await you, whether you want to read a magazine, watch one of our shows, chat with our reporters, or refresh yourself after a hard night. That's just a small part of what you'll experience with us. Open Mon – Fri from 11 am to 7 pm. You can also come get immortalized in our "photo booth" and become the face of Reflex's cover.

Follow our profile and you could be the one to win tickets to the Reflex backstage: instagram.com/reflex_cz.

With Rohlik the fun doesn’t end even away from the silver screen! Visit our Rohlik Park and enjoy a great hangout spot, an even more awesome Rohlik zone with childcare and entertainment, or a special lounge for our Premium customers. Plus, you can pick up your order from the Rohlik Point anytime. Find the latest information on our social media with #RohliknaKVIFF. Wishing you an amazing show and we look forward to seeing you!

Gain a new perspective from the terrace of the Castle Tower! Need a break and want to gather strength for your next festival adventure? We're here for you every day from 10 am to 10 pm. We'll offer you coffee from a local roastery, refreshing drinks, original desserts, and a unique view of the pulsating city center. You can also visit the exclusive Great Spa Towns of Europe exhibition, celebrating the inscription of 11 European spa towns on the UNESCO World Heritage List. We also invite you to music evenings and slam poetry. Follow the program on Instagram @zamecka_vez.

Have your clothes ironed. Every day from 10 am to 7 pm a special ironing corner equipped with a Kärcher steam ironing station will be available to festival visitors, where we'll take care of your wrinkled clothes. For more information, follow our Instagram @karcher_cz.