La 56a edición del Festival de Karlovy Vary acoge ciencia-ficción distópica y ensayos documentales a competición

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La 56a edición del Festival de Karlovy Vary acoge ciencia-ficción distópica y ensayos documentales a competición

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The 56^th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1-9 July 2022) has unveiled its competition sections. Thirteen of the official selection titles are directed by returning filmmakers. “From among the 1,500 films that were submitted this year, we have chosen 33 brand-new works of cinema that offer an accurate reflection of our taste – a taste derived from a belief in a meaningful edginess and the championing of new means of cinematic expression that, nonetheless, do not stand in opposition to the audience’s receptiveness or inclinations,” says the festival’s artistic director, Karel Och. The line-up revealed so far entails 27 world, three international and three European premieres of movies from five continents. Nine films across the three sections unveiled are helmed by debuting directors.

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Two domestic filmmakers will bow in the Crystal Globe Competition: a variety of non-monogamous forms of intimacy will be explored in Tomasz Wiński’s debut, Borders of Love [+lee también:
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entrevista: Beata Parkanová
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The upcoming edition of KVIFF is set to inaugurate its new Proxima competition section (see the news). This replaces the East of the West Competition, which had primarily been focused on Central and Eastern European cinema. The festival organisers call the new competition “an inclusive space for pictures by young filmmakers and renowned auteurs alike, presenting bold works that defy categorisation”, with no geographical restrictions and “open to filmmakers from around the world”. Proxima will welcome rising domestic talent Šimon Holý, who debuted at the festival last year with Mirrors in the Dark [+lee también:
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ficha de la película], which continues with the thematic thread of existential traumas seen from a female perspective. Polish director Tomas Wasilewski will unveil his latest work, the unsettling family drama Fools [+lee también:
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The Special Screenings section will offer more of a local flavour, introducing the sophomore feature by emerging talent Adam Sedlák, (following his debut, Domestique [+lee también:
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entrevista: Leni Lauritsch
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KVIFF will also be honouring its long-time artistic director Eva Zaoralová, who passed away in March 2022, with an exhibition of photographs documenting “her relationship to cinema, her activities during the management of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and her unique relationship with the festival’s president, Jiří Bartoška”, while also screening the film that significantly influenced her future career, Federico Fellini’s La Strada.

Here is the full line-up of the competition sections:

Crystal Globe Competition

Proxima Competition

And Then There Was Love… [+lee también:
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entrevista: Šimon Holý
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Horseplay – Marco Berger (Argentina)
In Broad Daylight – Emmanuel Tardif (Canada)
Like a Fish on the Moon – Dornaz Hajiha (Iran)
Fools [+lee también:
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entrevista: Tomasz Wasilewski
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entrevista: Mladen Kovačević
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Pietá [+lee también:
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Ramona [+lee también:
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entrevista: Andrea Bagney
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The Uncle [+lee también:
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Tinnitus – Gregorio Graziosi (Brazil)
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entrevista: Adéla Komrzý y Tomás Bojar
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entrevista: Andreas Horvath
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Special Screenings

BANGER. [+lee también:
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entrevista: Adam Sedlák
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June Zero – Jake Paltrow (USA/Israel)
The Killing of a Journalist [+lee también:
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entrevista: Matt Sarnecki
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My Father, The Prince [+lee también:
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PSH Neverending Story – Štěpán FOK Vodrážka (Czech Republic)
Rubikon – Magdalena Lauritsch (Austria)
Big Opening – Miroslav Krobot (Czech Republic)
You Won’t Be Alone [+lee también:
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Like an Island [+lee también:
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entrevista: Tizian Büchi
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