The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 28 – July 6) came to a close this evening with an awards ceremony that saw Mark Cousins' essay film A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things win the main prize in the festival's Crystal Globe competition. Narrated by Tilda Swinton and — in Cousins'…
As the Academy prepares to debut an award for casting directors at the 2026 Oscars, the timing was right for Francine Maisler to travel this week to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic for a tribute organized by its Industry Days office. Taking the stage for a KVIFF Talk…
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…
EXCLUSIVE: Here's your exclusive trailer for Lilja Ingolfsdottir's feature debut Loveable, which has its world premiere in the main competition section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival next week.
The film, which is produced by The Worst Person in the World producer Thomas Robsahm, is…
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…
Michael Douglas Set As Guest Of Honor Of 50th Deauville Film Festival
Michael Douglas will be guest of honor at the 50th Deauville American Film Festival. It will be the actor’s fifth trip to the fall festival unfolding in the swanky northern French beach resort. The organisers suggested Douglas has…
This year's edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is set to present a retrospective on Franz Kafka and his influence on cinema, dubbed The Wish To Be A Red Indian: Kafka and Cinema. It will examine how the influential Czech writer has impacted filmmakers from Orson Welles, Martin…
The lessons learned in this pitch-black German-Bulgarian co-production are very grim indeed, a social-realist drama that takes an unexpectedly shocking turn at its harrowing climax. The film's recent win at Karlovy Vary, where it took the Grand Prix in the Crystal Globe Competition, should give it a…
Norwegian cinema has been enjoying a moment lately, what with Joachim Trier's crowdpleasing The Worst Person in the World pulling up to Drive My Car in the Oscar race and Kristoffer Borgli's Sick of Me carving out a rep on the festival circuit. The Hypnosis, Ernst de Geer's feature debut, sits somewhere…