Friday, 19 March 2010

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KVIFF results are in

Angel at sea was awarded a Crystal Globe in the Official Selection in Competition at the Karlovy Vary film fest.
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Karlovy Vary film fest in pictures

See the Prague Monitor's slide show of the festival.
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Twenty tops Karlovy Vary

Karlovy Vary wrapped its 44th edition Saturday with Tehran filmmaker Abdolreza Kahani winning a special jury prize for Twenty, a look at life in an Iranian banquet hall. Kahani asked audiences to recognize his people's struggle, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd, including Václav Havel.
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Day nine: Banderas and a goodbye

The biggest star to walk the red carpet on Friday arrived in Karlovy Vary in good humour and gave smiles all around to the crowds that were waiting for him for more than two hours in the rain, all just to catch a glimpse of the famous actor: Antonio Banderas.
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Day eight: More Malkovich

The beauty of KVIFF: Where else could you meet John Malkovich, Antonio Banderas and Jaromír Nohavica within the space of a few days?
KVIFF | Prague Daily Monitor
Karlovy Vary film fest scores again

This year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, continuing until this Saturday, was been deemed a success by organisers and visitors alike. See the Prague Monitor's slide show and read daily reports here.
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Day seven: Malkovich mania

The arrival of one of the greatest personalities in the film world to Prague on Tuesday was just as classy as the actor, director, and producer himself.
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Day six: Central and eastern European cinema

Apart from films screened at the East of the West section, the festival brings to you many a jewel this year in the section 20 Years of Freedom.
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Day five: KVIFF still going strong

Besides films competing for the best picture premiering today, try to catch the second and last projection of Jan Němec's film The Ferrari Dino Girl.
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Day four: Iranian films arrive at KVIFF

The whole world has been watching the recent turmoil in Iran and the struggle of its people. The Iranian film Bist (Twenty) which has been chosen for the main competition is a mirror that reflects life in Iran.
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Day three: Halušky and films galore

Another batch of amazing films: Applause, Welcome, Séraphine and more.
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Day two: Vary fest picks up speed

Plenty of events worth checking out today: a screening of the restored films of Jan Špáta, Miloš Forman's Dobře placená procházka and the premiere of The Greatest.