FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 Announces Lineup

KARLOVY VARY: Nine world and two international premieres have been selected for the Crystal Globe Competition of the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which will take place 30 June – 8 July 2023.

credit: Film Servis Festival Karlovy VaryThe Proxima Competition and Special Screening selections were also announced on 30 May 2023.

The Crystal Globe jury is composed of: Dora Bouchoucha, Patricia Clarkson, John Nein, Olmo Omerzu and Barry Ward. The members of the Proxima jury are: Dana Linssen, Marija Razgutė, Šimon Šafránek, Barbara Wurm and Meng Xie.

CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION:

A Sensitive Person / Citlivý člověk (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Tomáš Klein
Produced by MasterFilmPunkchart Films
Coproduced by the Czech Television
Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (Lebanon, Germany)
Directed by Cyril Aris

Fremont (USA)
Directed by Babak Jalali

The Hypnosis / Hypnosen (Sweden, Norway, France)
Directed by Ernst De Geer

Red Rooms / Les chambres rouges (Canada)
Directed by Pascal Plante

The Girls Are Alright (Spain)
Directed by Itsaso Arana

Where the Wind Blows / Il vento soffia deve vuole (Italy)
Directed by Marco Righi

Citizen Saint / Mokalake Tsmindani (Georgia, France, Bulgaria)
Directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili
Produced by Studio Artizm
Coproduced by Mandra Films, Chouchkov Brothers
Supported by the Georgian National Film CenterEurimages

Empty Nets / Toorhaye khali (Germany, Iran)
Directed by Behrooz Karamizade

Blaga’s Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga (Bulgaria, Germany)
Directed by Stephan Komandarev
Produced by Argo film
Coproduced by 42film
Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center

We Have Never Been Modern / Úsvit (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic)
Directed by Matěj Chlupáček
Produced by Barletta
Coproduced by D.N.A
Supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme, the Czech Film Fund, the Czech Television, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovak Television

PROXIMA COMPETITION:

Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife / Arsenie. Viata de apoi (Romania, Luxembourg)
Directed by Alexandru Solomon
Produced by microFILM
Coproduced by Paul Thiltges Distributions
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre

Birth (South Korea)
Directed by Ji-young Yoo

Brutal Heat / Brutální vedro (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Albert Hospodářský
Produced by Nutprodukce
Coproduced by Punkchart films
Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

The Song of Auricanturi / El canto del Auricanturi (Colombia, Argentina)
Directed by Camila Rodríguez Triana

Embryo Larva Butterfly (Cyprus, Greece)
Directed by Kyros Papavassiliou
Produced by AMP Filmworks
Coproduced by Graal
Supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, the Greek Film Center, ERT, MEDIA Creative Europe

Guras (India, Nepal)
Directed by Saurav Rai

Imago (Poland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic)
Directed by Olga Chajdas
Produced by Apple Film Production
Coproduced by Topkapi Films, Moloko Film
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Czech Film Fund

In Camera (UK)
Directed by Naqqash Kahlid

The Lost Children / Les enfants perdus (Belgium)
Directed by Michèle Jacob

Dark Matter / Maade tarik (Iran)
Directed by Karim Lakzadeh

Keeping Mum / Maman déchire (France)
Directed by Emilie Brisavoine

Say God Bye (Switzerland)
Directed by Thomas Imbach

Click HERE to see the Special Screening selection.

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