The Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, Eastern and Central Europes leading cinema event, has unveiled its lineup, which includes new works by Pascal Plante, Stephan Komandarev, Tinatin Kajrishvili and Babak Jalali in the Crystal Globes Competition. They will vie against films by up-and-comers Ernst De Geer, Itsaso Arana and Cyril Aris. The section has nine world and two international premieres. Oscar nominated actor Patricia Clarkson is one of the jury members.
The Proxima Competition, which made its debut at last years KVIFF, presents what the festival defines as bold works, directed by young filmmakers and renowned auteurs alike. The section comprises of 10 world and two international premieres. The festival says playfulness, courage and freshness can be found in the new films by Swiss auteur Thomas Imbach, Polands Olga Chajdas, Cyprus-born Kyros Papavassiliou, French filmmaker milie Brisavoine and Romanian documentarist Alexandru Solomon, among others.
Eight films will play in the Special Screenings section, which KVIFF said is rich in its topical, stylistic and genre variety. It has five fiction features and three documentaries, shown either in their world or European premieres. French documentary filmmaker Jean-Gabriel Priot will world premiere Facing Darkness, while the Sundance-awarded Slow by Marija Kavtaradze will be shown for the first time in Europe.
Empty Nets Courtesy of Hamid Janipour Karel Och, KVIFFs artistic director, said: It has been an incredible adventure for the programming team to get acquainted with this years state of the arthouse cinema via almost 2,000 submissions. We are proud of the selection and simply cannot wait to share it with the audience.
On the Crystal Globes jury are Clarkson, producer Dora Bouchoucha, Sundance Film Festival programmer John Nein, director Olmo Omerzu and actor Barry Ward.
The Proxima jury consists of Dana Linssen, a critic, writer and curator, producer Marija Razgut, documentary director imon afrnek, Barbara Wurm, the new head of Berlinale Forum, and producer Meng Xie.
CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION
Les chambres rouges (Red Rooms)
Director: Pascal Plante, Canada, world premiere
Las chicas estn bien (The Girls Are Alright)
Director: Itsaso Arana, Spain, world premiere
Citliv lovk (A Sensitive Person)
Director: Tom Klein, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, world premiere
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Director: Cyril Aris, Lebanon, Germany, world premiere
Fremont
Director: Babak Jalali, U.S., international premiere
Hypnosen (The Hypnosis)
Director: Ernst De Geer, Sweden, Norway, France, world premiere
Il vento soffia dove vuole (Where the Wind Blows)
Director: Marco Righi, Italy, world premiere
Mokalake Tsmindani (Citizen Saint)
Director: Tinatin Kajrishvili, Georgia, France, Bulgaria, world premiere
Toorhaye khali (Empty Nets)
Director: Behrooz Karamizade. Germany, Iran, international premiere
Urotcite na Blaga (Blagas Lessons)
Director: Stephan Komandarev. Bulgaria, Germany, world premiere
svit (We Have Never Been Modern)
Director: Matj Chlupek, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, world premiere
PROXIMA COMPETITION
Arsenie. Viaa de apoi (Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife)
Director: Alexandru Solomon, Romania, Luxembourg, international premiere
Birth
Director: Ji-young Yoo, South Korea, international premiere
Brutln vedro (Brutal Heat)
Director: Albert Hospodsk, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, world premiere
El canto del Auricanturi (The Song of the Auricanturi)
Director: Camila Rodrguez Triana, Colombia, Argentina, world premiere
Embryo Larva Butterfly
Director: Kyros Papavassiliou, Cyprus, Greece, world premiere
Les Enfants Perdus (The Lost Children)
Director: Michle Jacob, Belgium, world premiere
Guras
Director: Saurav Rai, India, Nepal, world premiere
Imago
Director: Olga Chajdas, Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, world premiere
In Camera
Director: Naqqash Kahlid, U.K., world premiere
Maade Tarik (Dark Matter)
Director: Karim Lakzadeh, Iran, world premiere
Maman Dchire (Keeping Mum)
Director: Emilie Brisavoine, France, world premiere
Say God Bye
Director: Thomas Imbach, Switzerland, world premiere
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Bod obnovy (Restore Point)
Director: Robert Hloz, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, Serbia, European premiere
Facing Darkness
Director: Jean-Gabriel Priot, France, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, world premiere
Gimiliani Sakartvelo (Smiling Georgia)
Director: Luka Beradze, Georgia, Germany, world premiere
Had plyn (Snake Gas)
Director: David Jaab, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Romania, world premiere
Pila v noci (She Came at Night)
Director: Tom Pavlek, Jan Vejnar. Czech Republic, world premiere
Richelieu (Temporaries)
Director: Pier-Philippe Chevigny, Canada, France, European premiere
Slow
Director: Marija Kavtaradze, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden, European premiere
Vetci udia bud bratia (All Men Become Brothers)
Director: Robert Kirchhoff, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, world premiere