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“It has given us confidence”: Czech producers welcome reforms and incentive uplift
“The hope is there will be significantly more resources available for local production,” says one producer.
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Director Nina Knag talks forbidden liaisons in her Karlovy Vary premiere ‘Don’t Call Me Mama’
Norwegian director’s debut centres on a respected pillar of the community who has an affair with a young asylum seeker.
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Reviews
‘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
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‘Battalion Records’, ‘In Vacuo’ lead Karlovy Vary industry winners
UK project ‘Soyboy’ also among awardees.
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Peter Sarsgaard calls for “collective action” at Karlovy Vary opening
Festival pays tribute to Jiri Bartoska, screening an hour-long interview with the late president.
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Hungarian filmmaker Bence Fliegauf on Karlovy Vary premiere ‘Jimmy Jaguar’: “It’s a consensual mind-f**k”
The Berlinale and Locarno-winning director’s genre film is playing in the Crystal Globe competition.
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Anna Biller’s ‘The Face Of Horror’ to film in Prague for the UK’s Good Chaos, Embankment Films, WME
EXCLUSIVE: The cast is headed by Jonah Hauer-King, Kristine Froseth, Ellie Bamber, Leo Suter and Bella Heathcote
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Karlovy Vary reveals secret Iranian feature ‘Bidad’ for Crystal Globe competition
Festival had withheld details of film until director Soheil Beiraghi and the members of his crew could safely travel out of Iran.
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Karlovy Vary lines up Nader Saeivar, Andreas Horvath and László Csuja projects for Central Stage platform
14 projects from Central Europe taking part in new co-production platform Central Stage launched by festival’s Industry Office.
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Karlovy Vary to premiere cinematic cut of video game ‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance II’
Film is based on action role-playing game which launched earlier this year.
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The Match Factory unveils sales on Cherien Dabis’ ‘All That’s Left of You’
Palestinian drama world premiered at Sundance and has its European premiere next month at Karlovy Vary.
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Karlovy Vary revamps industry programme with additional focus on series
Industry Days programme will also have a greater focus on Central European film co-production.
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival unveils 2025 official selection
Lineup for Czech festival’s 59th edition includes new features by Bence Fliegauf, Miro Remo and Ondřej Provazník.
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Reviews
‘Caravan’ review: A mother and her disabled son take to the road in Italy
Czech debut from Zuzana Kirchnerova is born from her own personal experience and her Cinefondation-winning short
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Jiri Bartoska, Czech actor and Karlovy Vary president, dies aged 78
The popular Bartoska had been festival president since 1994.
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Czech road movie ‘Caravan’ secures French deal for Alpha Violet
EXCLUSIVE: The Un Certain Regard title is about a woman whose life is transformed for the better when she heads to Italy with her son.
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Features
Eight standout titles at Cartoon Movie 2025
‘Rose And The Marmots,’ ‘The Twilight World,’ ‘Short Stories About Love And Space’ among the much-anticipated projects in Cartoon Movie.
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New Europe boards Berlinale Generation Kplus animation ‘Tales From The Magic Garden’ (exclusive)
Stop-motion film is based on children’s fairytale book that celebrates the art of storytelling.
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Revamped Czech Audiovisual Fund to back series and games as well as films
Estimates suggest CAF’s budget will increase by 35% to around €84m a year thanks to levies and investment obligations.
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Czech film and TV rebate to increase to 25%
Audivisual Act includes sees incentive for features rising to 25% and introduction of new animation rebate worth 35%