03-06-2025

Karlovy Vary IFF Unveils Official Selection and Juries of the 59th Edition

    Karlovy Vary IFF Unveils Official Selection and Juries of the 59th Edition credit: KVIFF
    „The 59th Karlovy Vary IFF’s Official Selection offers an exciting display of the diversity of contemporary arthouse cinema. Answering exclusively to their artistic integrity, the filmmakers who have accepted the invitation to premiere their brand new works in Karlovy Vary fearlessly protect the right to challenge expectations, to disrupt stereotypes and to win over hearts and minds with equal intensity. Disregarding budgetary constraints, these filmmakers from countries such as Bangladesh, Lithuania, Norway and Colombia push the boundaries while keeping in mind the necessary connection between a film and its audience.
    The Karlovy Vary IFF has always addressed political issues through powerful individual stories, fully supporting artists and their freedom of expression. Today we are announcing 11 titles from the usual dozen films in the Crystal Globe Competition. The remaining one comes from Iran; for the safety of its makers, it has been decided to postpone its announcement until closer to the festival.“
    Karel Och, artistic director of Karlovy Vary IFF
    CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION
    Director: Gözde Kural
    Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria, Romania
    Director:Dmytro Hreshko
    Poland, Ukraine, Netherlands, USA
    Director: Nathan Ambrosioni
    France
    Director: Bence Fliegauf
    Hungary
    Director: Pere Vilà Barceló
    Spain
    Raději zešílet v divočině / Better Go Mad in the Wild
    Director: Miro Remo
    Czech Republic, Slovak Republic
    Rebuilding
    Director: Max Walker-Silverman
    USA
    Sbormistr / Broken Voices
    Director: Ondřej Provazník
    Czech Republic, Slovak Republic
    Se meg / Don't Call Me Mama
    Director: Nina Knag
    Norway
    Svečias / The Visitor
    Director: Vytautas Katkus
    Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
    A Vida Luminosa / The Luminous Life
    Director: João Rosas
    Portugal, France
    PROXIMA COMPETITION
    La anatomía de los caballos / The Anatomy of the Horses
    Director: Daniel Vidal Toche
    Spain, Peru, Colombia, France
    Avant / Après  /  Before / After
    Director: Manoël Dupont
    Belgium
    Ayspes asatc qamin  / Thus Spoke the Wind
    Director: Maria Rigel
    Armenia
    Balur Nogorite / Sand City
    Director: Mahde Hasan
    Bangladesh
    Forenses / Forensics
    Director: Federico Atehortúa Arteaga
    Colombia
    Futuro Futuro / Future Future
    Director: Davi Pretto
    Brazil
    Kako je ovde tako zeleno? / How Come It's All Green Out Here?
    Director: Nikola Ležaić
    Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria

    Na druhé straně léta / The Other Side of Summer
    Director: Vojtěch Strakatý
    Czech Republic, Croatia

    Neplatené voľno / Action Item
    Director: Paula Ďurinová
    Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Germany
    Renovacija / Renovation
    Director: Gabrielė Urbonaitė
    Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium

    TrepaNation
    Director: Ammar al-Beik
    Syria, Germany, France
    Vgainoun mesa ap ti Margo / They Come Out of Margo
    Director: Alexandros Voulgaris
    Greece
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