Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
‘A Happy Family’ Is a Hope-Filled, Thriller-Tinged “Roller Coaster” Unlike Other Social Dramas That Shows a Very Different Side of Switzerland
Director Jan-Eric Mack chats with THR about A Happy Family.
Why Stars Love Karlovy Vary and Vice Versa. Just Ask Dakota Johnson or Russell Crowe
Dakota Johnson, Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe and more. Why Hollywood stars love the Karlovy Vary film festival, KVIFF, in the Czech spa town.
‘The Guest’ Takes a “Nuanced” Dive Into Family, Forgiveness and Mental Health Without “Shaming”
In a Karlovy Vary 2026 film 'The Guest' interview on Trine Dyrholm, Josephine Park, Simon Bennebjerg, director Mads Mengel talk family, mental health.
Erotic Film Meets Doc in ‘My Friend the Porn Star’: To Be or Not to Be Seen… That Is the Question (Exclusive Trailer)
A Karlovy Vary 2026 film trailer for 'My Friend the Porn Star' by Rosa Friedrich from Austria teases a documentary about making erotic movies.
‘Paris Paris’ Director on Her Fiction Feature Debut That Is “Very Political, But Not in Your Face”
'Paris Paris' film director Isabelle Tollenaere discusses her political Karlovy Vary 2026 fiction feature debut about home, displacement, memory.
‘Petty Thieves’ Explores “Gestures of Solidarity Among People With Little Power” (Exclusive Trailer)
A Karlovy Vary 2026 film trailer for 'Petty Thieves' by Croatia's Mate Ugrin explores the tourism industry, solidarity among people with little power.
Kida Khodr Ramadan Stars in ‘Hijamat,’ a “Film About Freedom.” He Had to Prep for It From Prison.
Kida Khodr Ramadan stars in ‘Hijamat,’ a film about freedom from Iranian Oscar nominees Nader Saeivar, Jafar Panahi. He had to prep from prison.
‘My Friend the Porn Star,’ a Missing Thumb and an Absurd Pope Comedy: Quirky Films at Karlovy Vary
‘My Friend the Porn Star,’ ‘Chica Checa,’ ‘Black Money for White Nights’ and a pope comedy are among offbeat films at the Karlovy Vary 2026 festival.
KVIFF Industry Days Primer: ‘The Sopranos’ Creator David Chase, Jude Law’s Riff Raff, Demystifying AI
AI, Jude Law’s Riff Raff, David Chase, microdramas, books are in focus at the Karlovy Vary Industry Days 2026. Here is a preview with Hugo Roszak.
In ‘3 Weeks After,’ Tension Is Simmering After a Teenage Tragedy (Exclusive Trailer)
In a Karlovy Vary film trailer for ‘3 Weeks After’ by Miroslav Terzic, tension is simmering on a school class trip after a teenage suicide.