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As production in the Central Eastern European market grows, economic expert Alexandra Lebret spoke to delegates at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this week and warned how the region can learn from the experience of the Nordic region's film and television sectors.  Lebret, who has been…

Mental health in the film and television sectors is, say experts Louise Højgaard Johansen and Christine Günther, a subject that isn't talked about enough in the industry. Speaking at an industry panel during the Karlovy Vary International Film Festval dubbed International Industry Insights, Johansen…

"With disruption comes great opportunity," Mubi Chief Content Officer Jason Ropell told delegates at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Tuesday. "It brings evolution and I think, right now, optimism in the business is warranted."   Speaking at a rare onstage interview at KVIFF's…

 Karlovy Vary has revealed winners for its market and industry sections: Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch & Intensive Queer, Works in Development – KVIFF Talents, and First Cut+ Works in Progress.  The 2024 KVIFF Eastern Promises winners comprise:  Works in…

“I’m sorry for you, and I’m sorry for me," Viggo Mortensen quipped to an Italian journalist Sunday morning before a press conference at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The comment was a reference to the European Football Championships, currently taking place over the Czech border in Germany, and…

Christmas has come early for genre fans this year with the release of MaXXXine, the third and perhaps not-so-final part of a horror trilogy that began in 2022 with X, a splatterfest set in the '70s porn industry. Mia Goth was director Ti West's leading lady, playing both Maxine Mink, the leading lady of…

American filmmaker Nicole Holofcener is relaxed. Her legs are crossed in the yoga pose and she reclines into a large armchair with a glass of white wine perched on the side.  "I’m out of practice talking about my films, especially the older ones," she joked. "I’ll try to remember them." We're in…

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov's latest feature Real, his first since the 2021 Venice comp title Rhino, opens with a messy GoPro shot of Ukrainian soldiers taking cover in a shallow trench in the Donbas, the country's front line in its defense against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the…

The 58th Karlovy Vary Film International Film Festival kicked off with a very personal milestone, commemorating 30 years since the event was taken over by the programming team of Jiří Bartoška and the late journalist Eva Zaoralová. The veteran actor, now 77, gave the festival cause for concern last year…

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Singaporean writer and director Nelicia Low ahead of the world premiere of her debut feature Pierce at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The thriller will be the first ever Singaporean feature to compete in the main Crystal Globe Competition of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can reveal a first look at writer-director Subhadra Mahajan’s debut feature, Second Chance, which will premiere at the upcoming Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The black-and-white film from India will compete in the festival’s Proxima section, which kicks off on June…

Viggo Mortensen, Clive Owen, and Daniel Brühl will each receive Karlovy Vary's Honorary Presidents Award during this year's edition, which runs from June 28 to July 6.  Mortensen will receive the award at the festival's opening ceremony before a screening of his latest directorial effort The Dead Don'…