Karlovy Vary International Film Festival revealed the 2024 Official Selections in the Crystal Globe Competition, Proxima Competition and Special Screenings along with the jury members including Christine Vachon and Geoffrey Rush.
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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58th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils Official Selection and Juries
Tropicana (courtesy KVIFF)
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Blaga’s Lessons Wins Grand Prix at 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Blaga’s Lessons directed by Stephan Komandarev Blaga’s Lessons by Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev was awarded the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The social drama about an elderly woman forced to abandon her moral principles after losing all her savings also earned lead actress Eli Skorcheva the Best Actress Award.
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Firebrand Starring Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr to Open 57th Karlovy Vary Festival
Alicia Vikander in Firebrand directed by Karim Aïnouz Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander and Scottish actor, director and producer Ewan McGregor will receive the President’s Award and present their latest films at the 57th Karlovy Vary Festival.
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2023 Reveals Lineup, Patricia Clarkson and Barry Ward Among Jury
Slow directed by Marija Kavtaradze New films by Pascal Plante, Stephan Komandarev, Tinatin Kajrishvili, Babak Jalali will compete alongside Ernst De Geer, Itsaso Arana and Cyril Aris in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Actress Patricia Clarkson and Irish actor Barry Ward are among the Jury that will select the winning films.
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Actor Russell Crowe to be Honored at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Russel Crowe in The Pope’s Exorcist Actor Russell Crowe will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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56th Karlovy Vary IFF Award Winners – Iranian Drama ‘Summer with Hope’ Wins Grand Prix
Summer with Hope directed by Sadaf Foroughi The Iranian social drama Summer with Hope directed by Sadaf Foroughi won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In the film, a young swimmer is training for the national championships with his new coach, but the relationship between the two young men elicits disapproval from the people around them. “We live in a world full of violence and discrimination. I hope that our stories bring peace and tranquility,” said director Sadaf Foroughi to the jury and her colleagues.
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‘Superheroes’ to Open and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ to Close Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Superheroes directed by Paolo Genovese The 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will open with Superheroes directed by Paolo Genovese and close with Three Thousand Years of Longing directed by George Miller. This year’s edition of Karlovy Vary IFF will pay tribute to Jérôme Paillard, the long-time executive director of Marché du Film. and a 1993 film The Flood produced by Paillard will be screened as a part of the tribute.
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Karlovy Vary IFF to Honor Sir Michael Caine, Johnny Depp and Jan Svěrák + Closes with The Nest Starring Jude Law
The Nest starring Jude Law British actor Sir Michael Caine will be the special guest of the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the opening ceremony.
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2021 Unveils Official Selection, Opens with ZÁTOPEK Biopic
Zátopek directed by David Ondříček The official selection of the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which takes place from August 20 to 28, 2021, features 32 premieres. The festival opens with Zátopek, David Ondříček’s highly anticipated drama about four-time Olympic gold medalist, the runner Emil Zátopek, who is widely regarded as the most popular athlete in Czech Republic’s history.
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55th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Postponed to August 2021
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic, the organizers of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have decided to move the date of this year’s 55th edition to August 20 to 28, 2021.
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THE NEST, NOMADLAND, EXILE Among Karlovy Vary IFF Special “KVIFF 54½” Edition Lineup
The Nest starring Jude Law Karlovy Vary International Film Festival unveiled films selected for November’s special four-day event “KVIFF 541⁄2” including the psychological British-Canadian drama The Nest starring Jude Law from director Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in January.
