‘A Whole Person Almost’ Is a Cinematic Odyssey. And Hey, Does This Cloud Look Like Trump?! (Exclusive Clips)

Director Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis’ debut feature, about a man arriving on a remote Greek island to claim his late father’s inheritance, world premieres in the Karlovy Vary film festival’s Proxima competition.

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Karlovy Vary Fest Adds Cannes Winner ‘Fjord’ and ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’

The Czech film fest completes its 2026 lineup with a Horizons program chock-full of festival circuit favorites and genre hits in the Afterhours program, formerly known as Midnight Screenings.

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Locarno: Rick Baker, Seven-Time Oscar Winner and Makeup Effects Artist, to Receive Vision Award 

"Over his long career, Rick Baker has transformed Michael Jackson into a zombie in Thriller and turned Jim Carrey into the Grinch."

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In Nader Saeivar’s ‘Hijamat,’ Edited by Jafar Panahi, Dishes Break, and So May a Family (Exclusive Clips)

Kida Khodr Ramadan stars in the film from the duo behind 'It Was Just An Accident,' which premieres at Karlovy Vary and focuses on a Muslim family whose son's secret relationship with a man is exposed.

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KVIFF Industry Days Sets Book-to-Screen Titles, Rolling Stones Film Among Central Stage Projects

Karlovy Vary unveils 11 movies from "established filmmakers with extensive festival pedigrees" and eight books for the first adaptation showcase, designed to become a "Central-Eastern European IP market."

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In ‘Black Money for White Nights,’ Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Messes With an Aging Couple’s Dreams (Exclusive Clips)
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In ‘Black Money for White Nights,’ Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Messes With an Aging Couple’s Dreams (Exclusive Clips)

The film from Bulgarian directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov about post-Soviet society debuts in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary festival, which the duo won in 2019 with 'The Father.'

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Karlovy Vary Film Fest Adds ‘Trainspotting,’ ‘Sexy Beast’ as It Unveils Retrospective, Heritage Lineup

And guess which movie directed by John Cassavetes the Czech festival will screen this summer?!

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Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jesse Eisenberg to Receive Karlovy Vary Honors

The Czech film festival will present its President’s Award to "two distinctive personalities who have significantly shaped contemporary world cinema" and have "a certain ‘trans-Atlantic’ sensitivity."

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Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2026 Reveals Competition Lineup!

🔥 Jafar Panahi-backed ‘Hijamat’ headlines a diverse slate of global films exploring LGBTQ+ identity, family conflict, migration, war and social change as the prestigious festival celebrates its landmark 60th edition.

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K-pop Series ‘K-Dream’ and ‘Burning Witches’ Among KVIFF Talents Program’s Project Pitches

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's industry platform will support six audiovisual works in the concept stage, whether film or series.

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