Beyond its striking visuals and pulsating soundtrack, Sirât is a meditation on the human condition: what drives us to go on as our world collapses around us.
This strikingly composed documentary from director Miro Remo is less interested in profiling these characters than in artfully capturing their peculiar existence.
Oscar-winning actor, director, and environmentalist Robert Redford has died; the Hollywood legend shared a beer with former Czech president Václav Havel in Prague in 2005.
Slovak director Miro Remo’s documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild, winner of Karlovy Vary’s top prize, will premiere in Czech cinemas Sept. 18.
This fresh, funny, and wildly over-the-top screwball romance is bursting at the seams with inventive filmmaking techniques, and carries the invigorating spirit of American independent cinema from the 1970s and 1990s.
Materialists covers some similar thematic territory as director Celine Song’s previous film, the wonderful Past Lives, but in a much more simplistic, and far less emotionally resonant, fashion.
This diverting black comedy is cut from the same cloth, and serves as a career-launching showcase for debut writer-director and star Eva Victor.
This affectionate portrait of the journey of immigrants in the Czech Republic has a raw authenticity and genuine nostalgia for a very particular time and place.
This stark parable about the bureaucracy of terror, and the terror of bureaucracy, feels distressingly relevant to the state of contemporary politics.
A serial killer employs sharks as his weapon of choice in Dangerous Animals, which played in the midnight movie section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Exiled Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi captures life in Gaza through intimate video calls with Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna.
A newly restored Ecce Homo Homolka got laughs and applause at this year’s Karlovy Vary film festival, showcasing Papoušek’s sharp satire of Czech family life.
A young girl slowly bears witness to systematic sexual abuse in her all-girls choir in Broken Voices (Sbormistr), a deeply unsettling Czech drama that premiered
The Czech-Slovak documentary from director Miro Remo takes home the Crystal Globe at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which wrapped today.
At Karlovy Vary, Czech officials weigh film tariff threats, rising incentive wars, and a new levy on streamers amid growing international competition.
Agnieszka Holland’s Franz, a Kafka biopic shot in Prague, has unveiled a first trailer and new stills ahead of its Czech release on September 25.
Dakota Johnson received the KVIFF President’s Award while presenting two new films and discussing her next steps as director and producer.
Veteran actor Michael Douglas confirmed he’s stepping away from acting during a July 5 appearance at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Iranian crew behind Bidad, premiering at the Karlovy Vary film fest on July 9, have reportedly been sentenced over themes defying Iran’s ban on women singing in public.
KVIFF pays tribute to longtime president Jiří Bartoška with a documentary, screenings, and a photo exhibition during its 59th edition.
Filmmakers and stars including Camille Cottin, Michel Franco, and Jay Duplass will attend the 59th Karlovy Vary film fest from July 4–12.
Alexandra Makarová’s Perla, a portrait of exile and return, debuts in Czechia at Karlovy Vary after premiering in competition at Rotterdam.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is putting Central European cinema in the spotlight with a new industry showcase: KVIFF Central Stage. Unveiled as part
Stellan Skarsgård will attend the 2025 Karlovy Vary Film Festival to present Sentimental Value and receive the Crystal Globe for lifetime work.