Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2021 opens with David Ondříček’s drama on four-time Olympic gold medalist, the runner Emil Zátopek.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
SINCE: 1946
WHERE: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
ABOUT THE 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
