Im Wettbewerb um den Kristallglobus: die deutsche Koproduktion „Xoftex“ (Credit: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Noaz Deshes „Xoftex“ feiert seine Weltpremiere im Wettbewerb des 58. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (28. Juni bis 6. Juli). Die deutsch-französische Koproduktion ist einer von zwölf Filmen, die die Veranstalter heute für den Wettbewerb um den Kristallglobus benannt haben.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls bekannt gegeben wurden die Titel für die Wettbewerbsektion Proxima. Darin finden sich mit Anja Kreis‘ „Fără suflet“ („The Alienated“), Burak Ceviks „Hiçbir şey yerinde değil” (“Nothing in Its Place”) und Paula Duranovas „Lapilli“ drei deutsche Koproduktionen wieder.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls heute bekannt gegeben hat das Karlovy Vary International Film Festival die Mitglieder seiner Wettbewerbsjury. Dem fünfköpfigen Gremium gehören die US-Regisseurin und -Produzentin Christine Vachon, der australische Schauspieler Geoffrey Rush, der isländische Autor Sjón, die tschechische Schauspielerin Eliška Křenková und der ungarische Regisseur, Drehbuchautor und Komponist Gábor Reisz an.
Noaz Deshes „Xoftex“ feiert seine Weltpremiere im Wettbewerb des 58. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (28. Juni bis 6. Juli). Die deutsch-französische Koproduktion ist einer von zwölf Filmen, die die Veranstalter heute für den Wettbewerb um den Kristallglobus benannt haben.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls bekannt gegeben wurden die Titel für die Wettbewerbsektion Proxima. Darin finden sich mit Anja Kreis‘ „Fără suflet“ („The Alienated“), Burak Ceviks „Hiçbir şey yerinde değil” (“Nothing in Its Place”) und Paula Duranovas „Lapilli“ drei deutsche Koproduktionen wieder.
Alle Filme im Überblick
Ebenfalls heute bekannt gegeben hat das Karlovy Vary International Film Festival die Mitglieder seiner Wettbewerbsjury. Dem fünfköpfigen Gremium gehören die US-Regisseurin und -Produzentin Christine Vachon, der australische Schauspieler Geoffrey Rush, der isländische Autor Sjón, die tschechische Schauspielerin Eliška Křenková und der ungarische Regisseur, Drehbuchautor und Komponist Gábor Reisz an.
- 5/28/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has unveiled the official selection for its 58th edition, including new features by Mark Cousins, Noaz Deshe, Oleg Sentsov and Beata Parkanova.
The festival, which runs from June 28-July 6 in the Czech spa town, has selected 34 films for its official selection, which spans the main Crystal Globe Competition, the Proxima Competition and Special Screenings.
Scroll down for full selection
There are 11 world premieres and one international premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition. UK director Cousins world premieres A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, a documentary portrait of British painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a leading figure in...
The festival, which runs from June 28-July 6 in the Czech spa town, has selected 34 films for its official selection, which spans the main Crystal Globe Competition, the Proxima Competition and Special Screenings.
Scroll down for full selection
There are 11 world premieres and one international premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition. UK director Cousins world premieres A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, a documentary portrait of British painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a leading figure in...
- 5/28/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Karlovy Vary Film Festival has unveiled the official selection for its upcoming 58th edition. The lineup comprises 32 films across three sections and a host of world and international premieres. Scroll down for the full list.
Among the lineup is A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, the latest film from prolific documentary filmmaker Mark Cousin. The film’s synopsis reads: One of the most important women in British modern art, the painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a highly inspirational figure, whose work was deeply impacted by a pivotal event in her life. In May 1949, this leading representative of the modernist St Ives group of artists climbed to the top of the Grindelwald glacier in Switzerland, an experience which was to transform the way she saw the world. She spent the rest of her life capturing its shapes and colors, indeed its very essence. In his essayistic portrait documentarist Mark Cousins delves into complex themes of gender,...
Among the lineup is A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, the latest film from prolific documentary filmmaker Mark Cousin. The film’s synopsis reads: One of the most important women in British modern art, the painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a highly inspirational figure, whose work was deeply impacted by a pivotal event in her life. In May 1949, this leading representative of the modernist St Ives group of artists climbed to the top of the Grindelwald glacier in Switzerland, an experience which was to transform the way she saw the world. She spent the rest of her life capturing its shapes and colors, indeed its very essence. In his essayistic portrait documentarist Mark Cousins delves into complex themes of gender,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The 32-strong official selection of the 58th edition of Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading cinema fete, will feature 15 directorial debuts as well as the latest works of established filmmakers such as Mark Cousins, Oleh Sentsov, Noaz Deshe, Antonin Peretjatko, Beata Parkanova and Burak Cevik.
Karel Och, artistic director of Karlovy Vary, said Tuesday that he’d identified a number of themes and genre in the selection, which included “a freshly revisionist take on the esthetical canons of a period film; a balanced, caring but also provocative look on the fate of a woman in the contemporary society in any moment of her life; and the immediate influence of political events on the life of an individual human being anywhere in the world.”
The festival, which runs June 28-July 6 in the Czech Republic, has also revealed the juries of the Crystal Globe and Proxima competitions. The...
Karel Och, artistic director of Karlovy Vary, said Tuesday that he’d identified a number of themes and genre in the selection, which included “a freshly revisionist take on the esthetical canons of a period film; a balanced, caring but also provocative look on the fate of a woman in the contemporary society in any moment of her life; and the immediate influence of political events on the life of an individual human being anywhere in the world.”
The festival, which runs June 28-July 6 in the Czech Republic, has also revealed the juries of the Crystal Globe and Proxima competitions. The...
- 5/28/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) has unveiled its competition and other lineups for its 58th edition, set to run in the Czech spa town from June 28 to July 6. It also set its competition jury, led by indie film producer Christine Vachon who will be joined by Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, Hungarian director Gábor Reisz, Icelandic poet, novelist and screenwriter Sjón and Czech actress Eliška Křenková.
Organizers highlighted 15 directorial or feature-directorial debuts in this year’s official selection and various world premieres.
In its special screenings lineup, Kviff will present the world premiere of Ukrainian filmmaker and former Kremlin prisoner Oleh Sentsov’s new documentary Real. Sentsov “is currently defending his homeland as a lieutenant in the Ukrainian army, which he joined in the first days of the Russian invasion in February 2022,” the film description provided by the fest reads. “During one assault, his infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by enemy artillery.
Organizers highlighted 15 directorial or feature-directorial debuts in this year’s official selection and various world premieres.
In its special screenings lineup, Kviff will present the world premiere of Ukrainian filmmaker and former Kremlin prisoner Oleh Sentsov’s new documentary Real. Sentsov “is currently defending his homeland as a lieutenant in the Ukrainian army, which he joined in the first days of the Russian invasion in February 2022,” the film description provided by the fest reads. “During one assault, his infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by enemy artillery.
- 5/28/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In Karlovy Vary Film Festival competition entry “We Have Never Been Modern,” Czech director Matej Chlupacek takes on both the dangers of Utopian bubbles and the power of unbending faith in traditional gender concepts.
The story, set in a Slovak company town built by a visionary industrialist, takes place on the eve of World War II, as a murder mystery threatens to upset the idealized community. The factory director’s wife Helena, played by Eliska Krenkova, is an aspiring doctor who is soon to give birth. But her rosy future is suddenly darkened by the discovery of the body of a newborn intersex baby in the factory’s courtyard.
All these elements might seem like a heavy burden for a young indie filmmaker who eschewed film school and whose last effort at making a feature was a decade ago, “Touchless” – made when he was a 17-year-old debut writer-director.
But Chlupacek...
The story, set in a Slovak company town built by a visionary industrialist, takes place on the eve of World War II, as a murder mystery threatens to upset the idealized community. The factory director’s wife Helena, played by Eliska Krenkova, is an aspiring doctor who is soon to give birth. But her rosy future is suddenly darkened by the discovery of the body of a newborn intersex baby in the factory’s courtyard.
All these elements might seem like a heavy burden for a young indie filmmaker who eschewed film school and whose last effort at making a feature was a decade ago, “Touchless” – made when he was a 17-year-old debut writer-director.
But Chlupacek...
- 7/9/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Czech director Matěj Chlupáček may not even be 30 yet, but when his period drama We Have Never Been Modern (Úsvit) debuted in the main competition of the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival a few days ago, buzz was ringing through the fest halls that it could become the Czech submission for the 2024 Academy Awards.
The film, with a screenplay by Miro Šifra, is set in 1937’s Czechoslovakia and follows Helena (Eliška Křenková, Bird Atlas, Winter Flies) who is about to give birth and face a rosy future in a modern city as the wife of a successful young factory manager. “However, all her illusions soon perish, as the dead body of a newborn intersex baby is found in the middle of their factory,” a plot description highlights. “Helena needs to find out what happened here for the safety of her own child, but she runs into her own prejudices.
The film, with a screenplay by Miro Šifra, is set in 1937’s Czechoslovakia and follows Helena (Eliška Křenková, Bird Atlas, Winter Flies) who is about to give birth and face a rosy future in a modern city as the wife of a successful young factory manager. “However, all her illusions soon perish, as the dead body of a newborn intersex baby is found in the middle of their factory,” a plot description highlights. “Helena needs to find out what happened here for the safety of her own child, but she runs into her own prejudices.
- 7/6/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The spectrum of gender and sexuality may seem to be a subject firmly rooted in the political and cultural squabbles of 2023, but Czech director Matej Chlupacek has chosen to look at it through the lens of 1937 in “We Have Never Been Modern,” an affecting drama that both relies on and transcends its period setting.
Set in the old Czechoslovakia (a fitting setting for a rare Czech and Slovak co-production) just prior to World War II, the film opened the Crystal Globe competition section of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Friday. Titled “Úsvit” in Czech but borrowing its English title from Bruno Latour’s 1991 cultural study, the film uses its prewar setting to add resonance to a portrait of a society trying to transform itself even as a large and destructive transformation looms just out of sight. At the same time, it deals with issues of sexuality, and panic over sexuality,...
Set in the old Czechoslovakia (a fitting setting for a rare Czech and Slovak co-production) just prior to World War II, the film opened the Crystal Globe competition section of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Friday. Titled “Úsvit” in Czech but borrowing its English title from Bruno Latour’s 1991 cultural study, the film uses its prewar setting to add resonance to a portrait of a society trying to transform itself even as a large and destructive transformation looms just out of sight. At the same time, it deals with issues of sexuality, and panic over sexuality,...
- 7/4/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
LevelK has boarded “We Have Never Been Modern,” a Czech period drama inspired by the true story of intersex people in the 1930’s. The film has been selected at Karlovy Vary and will be released in Czech Republic by Bontonfilm.
The movie, which marks the feature debut of Matěj Chlupáček (“Zrádci”), follows Helena, who is about to have a baby with an affluent factory manager. All her illusions soon perish when the dead body of a newborn intersex baby is found in the middle of their factory. Helena needs to find out what happened there for the safety of her own child, but she runs into her own prejudices.
“We Have Never Been Modern” stars Eliška Křenková, Miloslav König and newcomer Richard Langdon.
Chlupáček, who also produced the film, said he “chose to tell the story of ‘We Have Never Been’ because it communicates current and important topics, such as...
The movie, which marks the feature debut of Matěj Chlupáček (“Zrádci”), follows Helena, who is about to have a baby with an affluent factory manager. All her illusions soon perish when the dead body of a newborn intersex baby is found in the middle of their factory. Helena needs to find out what happened there for the safety of her own child, but she runs into her own prejudices.
“We Have Never Been Modern” stars Eliška Křenková, Miloslav König and newcomer Richard Langdon.
Chlupáček, who also produced the film, said he “chose to tell the story of ‘We Have Never Been’ because it communicates current and important topics, such as...
- 5/30/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the fantasy adventure film Princess Cursed in Time, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Petr Kubik, who also crafted the screenplay with Lukás Parík and Viktor Kristof, Princess Cursed in Time has the following synopsis, which was provided by Kristof: Every day princess Ellena awakes to her 20th birthday celebrations knowing that she must kill the evil witch who cursed her or find a true love. In case she didn’t make it, the kingdom will be destroyed by dark storm, as it already had happened multiple times.
Directed by Petr Kubik, who also crafted the screenplay with Lukás Parík and Viktor Kristof, Princess Cursed in Time has the following synopsis, which was provided by Kristof: Every day princess Ellena awakes to her 20th birthday celebrations knowing that she must kill the evil witch who cursed her or find a true love. In case she didn’t make it, the kingdom will be destroyed by dark storm, as it already had happened multiple times.
- 3/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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