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July 14, 2025

Karlovy Vary Reveals Award Winners: Miro Remo's 'Better Go Mad in the Wild' Takes The Crystal Globe

By Damon Wise

Far-Right Purges On Culture Sectors In Slovakia & Hungary Spark Concern Among CEE Delegates In Karlovy Vary: "This Is Not Just A Local Fire"

Former Slovak National Theatre director Matej Drlička told delegates at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival how Slovakia's government was "e …

By Diana Lodderhose

Hollywood Is "Losing Its Symbolic Value" In Global Mainstream Culture, According To The Latest Nostradamus Report - Karlovy Vary

Josef Kullengärd touched down at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival where he spoke about the latest findings of the influential report

By Diana Lodderhose

Dakota Johnson On Books, Music And Making Movies About Love In The Modern World: "I Learned That Dating Sucks" - Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Dakota Johnson on books, music an making movies about love in the modern world: “I learned that dating sucks”

By Damon Wise

Peter Sarsgaard On Awards, Elon Musk, And Dancing In His New Film 'The Bride': "It's About The Monster In All Of Us" - Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Peter Sarsgaard on awards, Elon Musk, and dancing in his new film “The Bride!’: “It’s About The Monster In All Of Us …

By Damon Wise

Nadav Lapid Explains The Thinking Behind His Controversial Cannes Hit 'Yes!': "I Don't Understand The World Anymore" - Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Nadav Lapid explains the thinking behind his controversial Cannes hit ‘Yes!’: “I don’t understand the world anymore& …

By Damon Wise

Frankfurt Book Fair In Talks To Launch Network Of Book-To-Screen Adaptation Markets At Festivals Including Venice, Busan & Toronto - Karlovy Vary

Juergen Boos, President and CEO of Frankfurt Book Fair, made the announcement this morning during an industry session at Karlovy Vary.

By Zac Ntim

Karlovy Vary's Eastern Promises Industry Section Announces Award Winners

Karlovy Vary ends on Sunday. 

By Zac Ntim

Michael Douglas Has "No Real Intentions" Of Acting Again After Realizing "I Had To Stop"

Following a nearly 60-year onscreen career, Michael Douglas' leading man days might be in the past.

By Glenn Garner

'Broken Voices' Filmmaker Ondrej Provazník On The Delicate Nature Of Making A Film Inspired By A Notorious Girls' Choir Sex Scandal - Karlovy Vary

Czech writer-director Ondřej Provazník was sitting in a bar one evening in 2004 while attending Prague’s renowned film and t …

By Diana Lodderhose

Top CEE Producers Talk Co-Productions, Streamers & Key Issues Facing Their Industry Today - Karlovy Vary

As KVIFF Central Stage unfolds, Deadline asked some of the region’s major players to give us the lay of the land of the co-production …

By Diana Lodderhose