‘I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash,’ Cornwall, Callum Turner, Truth, and Super 8 Adventures: A Chat With Mark Jenkin

The director of 'Bait' and 'Enys Men' talked about his new short, his just-delivered feature 'Rose of Nevada,' starring Georg MacKay and Turner, and his cinematic process in a Karlovy Vary interview.

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‘Better Go Mad in the Wild,’ ‘Bidad,’ ‘Sand City,’ ‘Forensics’ Win Karlovy Vary Festival Awards

Stars of 'Don't Call Me Mama' and 'When a River Becomes the Sea' won the acting honors, 'The Visitor' and 'Out of Love' shared the directing award, and Stellan Skarsgard received a statuette.

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In ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ a Woman Dresses up as a Man in Taliban Afghanistan in Search of Her Son, Hope

"Believing in the existence of hope gives you the strength to resist," Turkish writer-director Gözde Kural tells THR about her second feature, which world premieres in Karlovy Vary's Crystal Globe Competition.

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‘Zodiac Killer Project’ Director Recalls Netflix & Co. “Smiled Politely” After Seeing True Crime Meta-Doc

…but didn’t buy it. British filmmaker Charlie Shackleton also shared at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival that he recorded 10 hours of his narration for the movie and then had to cut that down.

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Sergei Loznitsa Thinks ‘Two Prosecutors’ Will Feel Familiar in U.S., Eyes Stalin Purge Drama Follow-up

"I would like to make my next film about the same repression system, but from the other side," the Ukrainian filmmaker says during a stop at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

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RPG ‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance II’ and Its Cinematic Cut Take the Karlovy Vary Spotlight

Daniel Vávra and Petr Pekař, credited as directors of the movie, and Warhorse Studios CEO Martin Frývaldský discussed the video game and its film version ahead of its world premiere.

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Director Rhys Thomas on Not “Getting” ‘Saturday Night Live’ at First, ‘Hawkeye’ and Helen Mirren

The Welsh Emmy Award-winning creative gave a masterclass as part of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival's Industry Days program, joking about his Marvel series for Disney+: "Hey look, we are all whores!"

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Director Rhys Thomas on Not “Getting” ‘Saturday Night Live’ at First, ‘Hawkeye,’ and Helen Mirren

The Welsh Emmy Award-winning creative gave a masterclass as part of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival's Industry Days program, joking about his Marvel series for Disney+: "Hey look, we are all whores!"

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‘A Second Life’ Director Is Planning a Hostage Thriller in the Streets of Paris

Laurent Slama, who has also worked under the pseudonym Elisabeth Vogler, discussed his plans and filmmaking process after a screening at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

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Trump’s Hollywood Tariffs, an “Incentives War” and a Streaming Levy in Focus at KVIFF

Czech Minister of Finance Zbyněk Stanjura and Minister of Culture Martin Baxa visited the Karlovy Vary film festival on Tuesday to tout a recent increase to the country's production incentives.

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