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861 articles available in total starting from 26/09/2013. Last article published on 25/03/2024.

Albert Hospodářský  • Director of Brutal Heat

Interview: Albert Hospodářský • Director of Brutal Heat

“Unless you’re making a documentary or a strictly fact-based film, it’s better to let the reality shift to something a bit more playful”

The debuting Czech director behind the genre-blending coming-of-age film details his personal inspiration, environmental anxiety and the nuances of character development  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Proxima

Review: All Men Become Brothers

Review: All Men Become Brothers

Robert Kirchhoff's latest creative documentary traverses the life and legacy of Alexander Dubček, offering a nuanced exploration of the “icon of socialism with a human face”  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: Brutal Heat

Review: Brutal Heat

Social surrealism flourishes in the Gen Z-centred coming-of-age road movie directed by debutant Albert Hospodářský  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Proxima

Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra

Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra

The imaginative animated/live-action hybrid has been shortlisted for the BAFTA Film Awards and is screening in the experimental section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

05/07/2023 | Shorts | Czech Republic/France/Slovakia

Swiss animated short Armat scoops the top prize at the utopian-themed Fest Anča

Swiss animated short Armat scoops the top prize at the utopian-themed Fest Anča

As the curtain came down on its 16th edition, the Slovakian gathering honoured the movie by Elodie Dermange, with Adela Križovenská’s short Doubt coming out on top in the domestic category  

04/07/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Slovakia

Review: Restore Point

Review: Restore Point

Robert Hloz’s “Czech Blade Runner” marries retrofuturist cyberpunk aesthetics with an exploration of the nature of humankind that will captivate both mainstream and arthouse audiences  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: A Sensitive Person

Review: A Sensitive Person

In Tomáš Klein's directorial debut, a dystopian, post-apocalyptic vision of the Czech Republic sets the stage for an exploration of sensitivity, morality and family ties  

03/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Review: We Have Never Been Modern

Review: We Have Never Been Modern

Matěj Chlupáček's sophomore feature intertwines a period crime narrative with the taboo subject of hermaphroditism in a socially engaged genre flick  

03/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Interview: Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“Variety, in all its forms, is the essence of our selection process”

In anticipation of the 57th edition of the KVIFF, the artistic director broke down his programming choices and discussed the rise of the new generation of Czech filmmakers  

26/06/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023

Series review: Get a Life

Series review: Get a Life

Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen’s Danish webseries offers an unflinching exploration of youngsters’ mental-health issues, blending dark themes with the trials of teenage life  

26/06/2023 | Zlín 2023

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