‘Black Money For White Nights’: first trailer for Karlovy Vary competition title
The film is directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, who won KVIFF’s top prize in 2019 for ’The Father’.
Karlovy Vary to honour Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg
Gyllenhaal will receive her award at the festival’s opening ceremony.
Bendita Film Sales boards Karlovy Vary title Jan-Eric Mack’s ‘A Happy Family’
EXCLUSIVE: The film explores themes of poverty and social inequality in Switzerland.
Karlovy Vary competition selection ‘The Lion At My Back’ picked up for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The Cyprus-shot film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a teenage Senegalese asylum seeker and a 40-year-old Cypriot woman rebuilding her life.
Karlovy Vary Film Festival unveils 2026 official selection
Lineup includes new films by Nader Saeivar, Valeria Sarmiento, and Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov.
Karlovy Vary programmes events, retrospective titles to celebrate twin anniversaries
World’s second-oldest film festival is celebrating 80 years since founding, and 60th edition.
17 film festivals receive official ‘A’-list classification as part of major FIAPF revamp
EXCLUSIVE: Annecy, Busan and Clermont-Ferrand are among those now with an ‘A’ classification.
20 films to watch from the 2025 summer festivals
Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Transilvania, Munich and Fantasia.
Gözde Kural talks Afghanistan-set ‘Cinema Jazireh’: “Every partner had to be convinced one by one”
Turkish director’s sophomore feature, which world premieres at Karlovy Vary, is a co-production between Turkey, Iran, Romania and Bulgaria.
Why the role of festival manager has become more significant for a successful film launch
Competition for festival slots is becoming fiercer than ever as filmmakers look to secure distribution.
