13-07-2015

FNE FIPRESCI Critics at KVIFF 2015: See how the critics rated the films

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    KARLOVY VARY: FNE together with FIPRESCI invited critics in Karlovy Vary to rate the films in the official Competition and East of the West programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4 or 5 stars - 5 is the best and 1 is the worst.   

    FNEFipresciAtKVIFF2015 homepage

    The ratings give an overview of 20 critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights to what critics in many different countries think about the programme. We would like to thank all the critics that participated.

    The ratings give an overview of 20 critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights to what critics in many different countries think about the programme. We would like to thank all the critics that participated.

    Click HERE to see how the critics rate the KVIFF 2015 programme. 

    FNE and the Czech National Film Archives: As a big thank you the Czech National Film Archives has provided us with five packages of the following DVDs of rare classic Czech films with English subtitles that were awarded to five of our hard working critics at the end of the festival.

    • Czech experimental director Petr Skala: Selection of his works from 19602-1980s.
    • Vzpominky a zapominaini: Three films depict transformations of depicting Holocaust and question the possibility of objective reflection after the event. It is a feature film, The Passenger (Poland, 1963), an animated Apel (Poland, 1970), a documentary Ill-Fated Child (CR 2003).
    • Woody Vasulka: Presents a selection of his video production, complete with a picture attachment related to his life and work. Brno native and graduate of FAMU belongs to the first generation to experiment with video technology. Cofounder intermedia theater of electronic media at The Kitchen in New York (1971), lectured at the Center of Media Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1973-1979) and since 1980 resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    • Closely Watched Trains by Jiri Menzel: Oscar winning classic that needs no introduction

    If you love Czech films you can order from a wide selection at the Czech National Archives collection at http://nfa.cz/cz/e-shop/