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František Klišík

František Klišík from ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’ dies just after film’s Karlovy Vary win

Klišík drowned in a pond just hours after the film won the Karlovy Vary Grand Prix, according to Czech media reports.

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Karlovy Vary film festival unveils 2025 winners

Awards for ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’, Iranian film ‘Bidad’.

Better Go Mad In The Wild

’Better Go Mad In The Wild’: Karlovy Vary Crystal Globe winner follows Czech twins living off-grid

Miro Remo’s documentary pays tribute to idosyncratic brothers Frantisek and Ondrej Klisik

Don't Call Me Mama

‘Don’t Call Me Mama’ review: Complex Norwegian debut follows an ill-fated small town affair

A wealthy socialite seduces a teenage asylum seeker in elegantly uncomfortable Karlovy Vary competition title

Bidad

‘Bidad’ review: A female singer fights to be heard in potent Tehran-set drama

Iranian filmmaker Soheil Beiraghi’s fourth feature premieres in Karlovy Vary competition

Broken Voices

‘Broken Voices’ review: Powerful Czech choir drama is loosely based on real-life abuse scandal

Ondrej Provaznik’s 1990s-set feature explores the dark underbelly of an elite all-girls choir

The Visitor

‘The Visitor’ review: Lithuanian debut takes a fresh approach to the issue of migration

A Lithuanian ex-pat struggles to return home in Vytautas Katkus’s impressive move to features