At the closing ceremony of the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the juries presented awards for the best films, with Fruit Gathering (Thit-thee Khu) directed by Aung Phyoe, winning the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals (i.e., non-specialized festivals with a competition for feature-length fiction films), a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, San Sebastian, Moscow, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Among filmmakers, buyers, distributors, sales agents, and journalists, KVIFF is considered the most important event in all of Central and Eastern Europe.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival started in 1946 and takes place in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
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60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Winners – Aung Phyoe’s ‘Fruit Gathering’ Wins Grand Prix Crystal Globe
Fruit Gathering (Thit-thee Khu) by Aung Phyoe
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60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Reveals Opening and Closing Films
The Match (El Partido) by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will open with The Match, an Argentinian-Spanish documentary directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, which chronicles the 1986 Football World Cup match between Argentina and England.
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Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Robert Richardson, and Jeffrey Wright to be Honored at 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche, Jeffrey Wright and Robert Richardson Actors Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche, along with cinematographer Robert Richardson, will be honored at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with a Crystal Globe award. The festival will present the President’s Award to actor Jeffrey Wright.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg to Receive President’s Award at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Gareth Cattermole Contour by Getty Images) and Jesse Eisenberg (credit Jesse Eisenberg) Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will present its President’s Award to director, screenwriter, and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and director, screenwriter, and author Jesse Eisenberg at the opening ceremony of the upcoming 60th edition.
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60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Reveals Official Selection and Jury
Five Years, Four Months (Cinco años, cuatro meses) by Esteban Hoyos García, Juan Miguel Gelacio Ramírez Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has unveiled the official selection and juries for the 60th edition, taking place July 3 to 11, 2026.
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59th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Winners – Miro Remo’s ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’ Takes Grand Prix
Better Go Mad in the Wild by Miro Remo The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival wrapped with the award ceremony, where Better Go Mad in the Wild directed by Miro Remo won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe. The jury in a statement said, “A funny valentine to the fading art of being true to yourself, Miro Remo’s delightfully inventive documentary is a portrait of bickering twin brothers who may live a weird, off-grid life on their dilapidated farm but who, in a world as mad as ours, actually might be the sanest people on earth. In the lifestyle it portrays but also in the filmmaking risks it takes and the raucously loving brotherhood it admires, Better Go Mad in the Wild feels like a gulp of fresh, woody www.kviff.com air, or a quick dip in an outdoor pond, or a moment of contemplation as a cow chews on your beard. In short, it feels like being free.”
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Iranian Film ‘Bidad’ by Soheil Beiraghi Revealed as Secret Film Competing at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Bidad by Soheil Beiraghi (KVIFF) Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has revealed the ‘secret’ twelfth film in the festival’s Crystal Globe Competition as the Iranian film Bidad. Originally kept secret and only identified as an Iranian film, it was not included in the original film competition lineup announcement to protect the safety of the film’s delegation.
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Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson and Peter Sarsgaard to be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps (cr. Virgile Guinard), Dakota Johnson (cr. Su Mustecaplioglu) and Peter Sarsgaard (courtesy KVIFF) Actors Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson and Peter Sarsgaard will be honored at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival taking place July 4 to 12, 2025. Stellan Skarsgård will be presented with the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, and Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson along with Peter Sarsgaard will receive KVIFF President’s Awards.
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Michael Douglas to Premiere Restored ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Michael Douglas (TankaV | depositphotos) Michael Douglas will attend the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to present a newly restored version of Miloš Forman’s 1975 classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as part of the “Out of the Past” section. Michael Douglas, one of the film’s producers and recipient of the Academy Award for Best Picture, will personally introduce the restored version at a special gala screening. He will be joined by fellow producer Paul Zaentz – nephew of the late Saul Zaentz, who co-produced the film, as well as members of Miloš Forman’s family.
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59th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils Official Selections (tba secret Iranian film) and Jury
Rebuilding by Max Walker-Silverman (Bleecker Street) The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival taking place July 4 – 12, 2025 has unveiled the official selection and jury. The festival announced only 11 of the 12 films in the Crystal Globe Competition, with the remaining one from Iran – for the safety of the filmmakers, it has been decided to postpone the announcement until closer to the festival.
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Mark Cousins’ ‘A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things’ Wins Grand Prix at 58th Karlovy Vary IFF
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things directed by Mark Cousins (courtesy KVIFF) The 58th Karlovy Vary IFF presented awards for the best films at the closing ceremony with A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things directed by Mark Cousins winning the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe. The documentary is an essayistic portrait of a British artist, with deep insights into the world of gender, climate, and creativity. “What a festival, what a hall, what a shock! My film is also about shock, about the transformation of artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham after she climbed a Swiss glacier in 1949. It’s about a woman who lived her life to the fullest,” said Mark Cousins.
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Christos Nikou’s ‘Fingernails’ to Close 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Fingernails The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will close with Fingernails, Christos Nikou’s English-language debut starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Jeremy Allen White.