Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

59^th Edition

where:	Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
when:	July 4^th - 12^th, 2025
address:	Panská 1 110 00 Praha 1 Czech Republic
tel:	+420 221 411 011 - 022
email:	festival@kviff.com
website:	www.kviff.com
deadline:	March 31st, 2025
entry form:	Online Submission

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals (i.e., non-specialized festivals with a competition for feature-length fiction films), a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, San Sebastian, Moscow, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Among filmmakers, buyers, distributors, sales agents, and journalists, KVIFF is considered the most important event in all of Central and Eastern Europe.
Every year, the festival presents some 200 films from around the world, and regularly hosts famous and important filmmakers. The Karlovy Vary festival is intended for both film professionals and the general public, and offers visitors a carefully designed programme, excellent facilities and a broad range of other services.
The Festival consists of several program sections and accepts films shot in an format. The program includes two competitive sections:
- Crystal Globe Competition: international competition of feature-length fiction and documentary films presented as World and International premieres only
-.East of the West Competition: competition of first and second feature-length fiction and documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the countries of the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa presented as World, International and European premieres only.
The Festival program also includes non-competitive sections, focuses, retrospectives, and tributes.

participations

2024	Clorofilla by Ivana Gloria: Proxima Competition Gloria! by Margherita Vicario: Horizons Grand Tour by Miguel Gomes: Horizons Love’s Servant by Emanuela Muzzupappa: EFP Future Frames My summer with Irène by Carlo Sironi: Horizons Panopticon by George Sikharulidze: Crystal Globe Competition Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino: Horizons Trust by Daniele Luchetti: Horizons Windless by Pavel G. Vesnakov: Proxima Competition
2023	La chimera by Alice Rohrwacher: Horizons Una claustrocinefilia by Alessandro Aniballi: Out of the Past Cut from the same cow by Giulia Regin: Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema Fireworks by Giuseppe Fiorello: Out of the Past It is night in America by Ana Vaz: Imagina Kidnapped by Marco Bellocchio: Horizons The Last Days of Humanity by Enrico Ghezzi, Alessandro Gagliardo: Imagina The March on Rome by Mark Cousins: Horizons Monica by Andrea Pallaoro: Horizons Pure unknown by Valentina Cicogna, Mattia Colombo: Horizons Umberto Eco – La biblioteca del mondo by Davide Ferrario: Horizons Where the Wind Blows by Marco Righi: Crystal Globe Competition
2022	Atlantide by Yuri Ancarani: Imagina Il buco by Michelangelo Frammartino: Horizons The Eight Mountains by Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch: Horizons EO by Jerzy Skolimowski: Horizons Una Femmina - The Code of Silence by Francesco Costabile: Horizons Superheroes by Paolo Genovese: Opening Film
2021	A Chiara by Jonas Carpignano: Horizons Ananda by Stefano Deffenu: Horizons Conference by Ivan I. Tverdovskij: Horizons Land of the sons by Claudio Cupellini: Crystal Globe Competition Onoda - 10.000 nights in the jungle by Arthur Harari: Horizons The Tale of King Crab by Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis: Horizons
2019	The Champion by Leonardo D'Agostini: Horizons Dafne by Federico Bondi: Another View Tommaso by Abel Ferrara: Another View The Traitor by Marco Bellocchio: Horizons Tutto l'oro che c'è by Andrea Caccia: Another View Up to down by Nazareno Manuel Nicoletti: Documentary Films - Competition What You Gonna Do When The World’s On Fire? by Roberto Minervini: Horizons Wherever you are by Bonifacio Angius: Horizons
2018	Boys Cry by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo: Another View Daughter of Mine by Laura Bispuri: Horizons Euforia by Valeria Golino: Horizons Everybody Knows by Asghar Farhadi: Horizons Happy as Lazzaro by Alice Rohrwacher: Horizons History of Love by Sonja Prosenc: Competition - Special Mention In my Room by Ulrich Köhler: Another View The Legionnaire by Hleb Papou: EFP Future Frames Lucia's Grace by Gianni Zanasi: Horizons Nico, 1988 by Susanna Nicchiarelli: Horizons Normal by Adele Tulli: Eurimages Lab Project Award Rainbow - A private affair by Paolo Taviani: Horizons
2017	A Ciambra by Jonas Carpignano: Horizons Fortunata by Sergio Castellitto: Horizons Libera Nos by Federica Di Giacomo: Horizons The Marvelous Spiral by Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti: Imagina The Mountain by Amir Naderi: Horizons
2016	The Confessions by Roberto Andò: Competition - Ecumenical Jury Award Don't be Bad by Claudio Caligari: Horizons Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi: Horizons Lost and Beautiful by Pietro Marcello: Another View Pasolini by Abel Ferrara: Special Events Sweet Dreams by Marco Bellocchio: Horizons They call me Jeeg by Gabriele Mainetti: Variety Critics' Choice
2015	Antonia by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino: Competition - Special Jury Mention Hungry Hearts by Saverio Costanzo: Horizons Last Summer by Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli: Horizons Mediterranea by Jonas Carpignano: Another View The Other Side by Roberto Minervini: Another View Palio by Cosima Spender: Documentary Films - Competition San Siro by Yuri Ancarani: Imagina Sworn Virgin by Laura Bispuri: Variety’s Critics’ Choice Tale of Tales by Matteo Garrone: Horizons Wondrous Boccaccio by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani: Horizons Youth by Paolo Sorrentino: Horizons - Audience Award
2014	Bertolucci on Bertolucci by Luca Guadagnino, Walter Fasano: Out of the Past Human Capital by Paolo Virzì: Horizons Late Season by Danilo Caputo: Forum of Independents - Competition The Mafia kills only in Summer by Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif: Another View Mise en scène with Arthur Penn (a conversation) by Amir Naderi: Out of the Past Misunderstood by Asia Argento: Horizons The Referee by Paolo Zucca: Another View The Train to Moscow by Federico Ferrone, Michele Manzolini: Documentary Films – Competition White Shadow by Noaz Deshe: Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! The Wonders by Alice Rohrwacher: Horizons The World by Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci: East of the West Competition - FEDEORA Award
2013	The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino: Horizons The Interval by Leonardo Di Costanzo: Another View the King by Giovanni Columbu: Another View Long Live Freedom by Roberto Andò: Official Selection - Competition Miele by Valeria Golino: Horizons Nina by Elisa Fuksas: Variety´s Ten Euro Directors to Watch Stop the Pounding Heart by Roberto Minervini: Another View There Will Come a Day by Giorgio Diritti: Horizons The Venice Syndrome by Andreas Pichler: Documentary Films - Out of Competition
2012	Antonioni su Antonioni by Carlo Di Carlo: Tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni Caesar Must Die by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani: Horizons Diaz - Don't clean up this Blood by Daniele Vicari: Horizons Dracula 3D by Dario Argento: Midnight Screenings Piazza Fontana: the Italian Conspiracy by Marco Tullio Giordana: Competition - Special Jury Prize, Label Europa Cinemas Reality by Matteo Garrone: Horizons Il Silenzio di Pelesjan by Pietro Marcello: Documentary Films - Out of Competition Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese: Horizons To Rome with Love by Woody Allen: Official Selection - Out of Competition Vacuum by Giorgio Cugno: Forum of Independents
2011	Habemus Papam by Nanni Moretti: Horizons Heavenly Body by Alice Rohrwacher: Another View the Jewel by Andrea Molaioli: Competition A quiet Life by Claudio Cupellini: Variety´s Ten Euro Directors to Watch The Salt of Life by Gianni Di Gregorio: Horizons The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Saverio Costanzo: Horizons We believed by Mario Martone: Horizons
2010	The Cézanne Affair by Sergio Rubini: Out of Competition The Double Hour by Giuseppe Capotondi: Horizons The Man Who Will Come by Giorgio Diritti: Horizons The Mouth of the Wolf by Pietro Marcello: Documentary Competition Le quattro volte by Michelangelo Frammartino: Open Eyes
2009	The Artist by Mariano Cohn, Gaston Duprat: Another View The Diary of an Affiliate by Davide Barletti, Edoardo Cicchetti, Lorenzo Conte: Documentary Films in Competition Empty nest by Daniel Burman: Horizons Escape from the Call Center by Federico Rizzo: Forum of Independents Freedom by Davide Ferrario: In Competition Gabrielle by Patrice Chéreau: Tribute to Patrice Chéreau Lecture 21 by Alessandro Baricco: Horizons The Little One by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel: Open Eyes Mid-August Lunch by Gianni di Gregorio: Another View The physics of Water by Felice Farina: Another View Ricky by Francois Ozon: Horizons The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke: Open Eyes A Whole Life Ahead by Paolo Virzì: Horizons
2008	Days and Clouds by Silvio Soldini: Horizons Il divo by Paolo Sorrentino: Open Eyes (The best of the recent Cannes festival) Don't Touch The Axe by Jacques Rivette: Horizons Don't wast your time Johnny! by Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Variety Critics' Choice The early bird catches the worm by Francesco Patierno: in Competition The Girl by the Lake by Andrea Molaioli: Horizons Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone: Open Eyes (The best of the recent Cannes festival) Good morning heartache by Anna Negri: Forum of Independents Sonetàula by Salvatore Mereu: Horizons
2007	The Golden Door by Emanuele Crialese: Horizons In Memory of Myself by Saverio Costanzo: Focus on New Italian Directors Jimmy della Collina by Enrico Pau: Focus on New Italian Directors My Brother is an Only Child by Daniele Luchetti: Open Eyes One Hundred Nails by Ermanno Olmi: Open Eyes One Out of Two by Eugenio Cappuccio: Another view Salty Air by Alessandro Angelini: Focus on New Italian Directors Saturn in Opposition by Ferzan Ozpetek: Official selection - competition Shelter Me by Marco Simon Puccioni: Focus on New Italian Directors Tartarughe sul dorso by Stefano Pasetto: Focus on New Italian Directors Texas by Fausto Paravidino: Focus on New Italian Directors What I’m doing here! by Francesco Amato: Focus on New Italian Directors The wind blows round by Giorgio Diritti: Focus on New Italian Directors
2006	Along the Ridge by Kim Rossi Stuart: Another View The Caiman by Nanni Moretti: Horizons The family friend by Paolo Sorrentino: Horizons Family law by Daniel Burman: Horizons The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha by John Irvin: Horizons The method by Marcelo Pineyro: Another View The Wedding Director by Marco Bellocchio: Horizons
2005	Changing destiny by Daniele Gaglianone: Another View Come into the light by Roberto Faenza: In Competition, Best Actor Award (Luca Zingaretti) Eros - The dangerous thread of things by Michelangelo Antonioni: Horizons I like to work (mobbing) by Francesca Comencini: Worried About Work I truly respect you by Eugenio Cappuccio: Worried About Work Land wind by Vincenzo Marra: Another View The Merchant of Venice by Michael Radford: Out of Competition Today's specials by Gianni Gatti: Forum of Indipendent Waves by Francesco Fei: Another View
2004	Good morning, night by Marco Bellocchio: Horizons Stolen childhood by Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi: In Competition Three steps dancing by Salvatore Mereu: Horizons Wild boars of Portici by Diego Olivares: Section: Another View
2003	The chamaleon by Luca Barbareschi: Panorama The embalmer by Matteo Garrone: Panorama Facing window by Ferzan Ozpetek: Panorama - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) Grazia's Island by Emanuele Crialese: Panorama I'm not scared by Gabriele Salvatores: Panorama Pater Familias by Francesco Patierno: Ten to Watch – Variety’s Critics’ Choice Two friends by Spiro Scimone, Francesco Sframeli: Panorama V-Max by Daniele Vicari: Panorama Youths by Luca Mazzieri, Marco Mazzieri: Panorama
2002	Burning in the wind by Silvio Soldini: Horizonts Days by Laura Muscardin: Another Wiev Empty eyes by Andrea Porporati: Another Wiev Hotel by Mike Figgis: Horizonts How Harry became a tree by Goran Paskaljevic: Horizonts L'italiano by Ennio De Dominicis: In Competiotn Kedma by Amos Gitai: Horizonts A Lucky Day by Sandra Gugliotta: Forum of Independents Monday morning by Otar Iosseliani: Horizonts - Awarded Films One Man Up by Paolo Sorrentino: Another Wiev Sailing home by Vincenzo Marra: Horizonts - Awarded Films Secret ballot by Babak Payami: Horizonts - Awarded Films
2001	All the knowledge in the world by Eros Puglielli: Another View Animali che attraversano la strada by Isabella Sandri: Another View The Circle by Jafar Panahi: Tribute to Jafar Panahi Into the wind by Peter Del Monte: Horizons Occidente by Corso Salani: East Meets West
2000	I prefer the sound of the sea by Mimmo Calopresti: Panorama

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