The Karlovy Fluctuate Worldwide Movie Competition has unveiled the lineup for its 59th version, together with 11 of its 12 movies within the Crystal Globe Competitors. The title of the twelfth, an entry from Iran, has been withheld for the “security of its makers.”
“It has been determined to postpone its announcement till nearer to the competition,” KVIFF inventive director Karel Och mentioned in a press release.
Thought-about probably the most prestigious movie competition in Japanese Europe, the Czech-based KVIFF runs July 4-12. Mexican producer Nicolás Celis (“Roma”), filmmaker Babak Jalali (“Radio Goals”), movie critic Jessica Kiang, and Czech actor/director Jiří Mádl (“Waves”) will function the Cystal Globe jury.
“Answering solely to their inventive integrity, the filmmakers who’ve accepted the invitation to premiere their brand-new works in Karlovy Fluctuate fearlessly defend the precise to problem expectations, to disrupt stereotypes and to win over hearts and minds with equal depth,” Och mentioned. “Disregarding budgetary constraints, these filmmakers from nations similar to Bangladesh, Lithuania, Norway and Colombia push the boundaries whereas holding in thoughts the required connection between a movie and its viewers.”
Moreover, the 13 titles for the Proxima Competitors have been introduced, as has a number of particular screenings and premiere presentation of the digitally restored Czech comedy “Ecce Homo Homolka.” KVIFF’s 2025 President’s Award might be introduced to editor Jiří Brožek, who has been credited on over 100 Czech movies, profitable the Czech Lion Award 9 occasions. Along with the distinction, KVIFF will showcase the movie “The Dying of the Lovely Deer.”
KVIFF will embrace an in depth retrospective of legendary Golden Age Hollywood actor John Garfield. Garfield’s breakout got here with a supporting position in 1938’s “4 Daughters” at Warner Bros. He went on to star in “The Postman At all times Rings Twice,” “Humoresque,” and “Physique and Soul.” Unable to enlist within the military throughout World Struggle II owing to a weak coronary heart, Garfield as a substitute, together with Bette Davis, established the Hollywood Canteen, the well-known hub for servicemen stopping by Los Angeles.
His profession suffered after the conflict when he was named as a possible communist and, in contrast to a few of his contemporaries, refused to “identify names” when referred to as to testify earlier than the U.S. Congress. In Could 52, at simply 39 years previous, Garfield’s coronary heart gave out and the actor died. His final function was “He Ran All of the Method” in 1951. Different Garfield works included within the tribute are “They Made Me a Prison,” “Mud Be My Future,” “Satisfaction of the Marines,” “Drive of Evil,” and “The Breaking Level.”
See the KVIFF lineup beneath.
Crystal Globe Competitors
“Cinema Jazireh” (dir. Gözde Kural, Turkey/Iran/Bulgaria/Romania, 2025, 124 min.)
“Divia” (dir. Dmytro Hreshko, Poland/Ukraine/Netherlands/USA, 2025, 79 min.)
“Out of Love” (Les Enfants vont bien, dir. Nathan Ambrosioni, France, 2025, 111 min.)
“Jimmy Jaguar” (dir: Bence Fliegauf, Hungary, 2025, 112 min.)
“When a River Turns into the Sea” (Quan un riu esdevé el mar, dir: Pere Vilà Barceló, Spain, 2025, 180 min.)
“Higher Go Mad within the Wild” (Raději zešílet v divočině, dir: Miro Remo, Czech Republic/Slovak Republic, 2025, 77 min.)
“Rebuilding” (dir: Max Walker-Silverman, USA, 2025, 95 min.)
“Damaged Voices” (Sbormistr, dir. Ondřej Provazník, Czech Republic/Slovak Republic, 2025, 104 min.)
“Don’t Name Me Mama” (Se meg, dir: Nina Knag, Norway, 2025, 108 min.)
“The Customer” (Svečias, dir. Vytautas Katkus, Lithuania/Norway/Sweden, 2025, 111 min.)
“The Luminous Life” (A Vida Luminosa, dir: João Rosas, Portugal/France, 2025, 99 min.)
Proxima Competitors
“The Anatomy of the Horses” (La anatomía de los caballos, Daniel Vidal Toche, Spain/Peru/Colombia/France, 2025, 106 min.)
“Earlier than / After” (Avant / Après, dir: Manoël Dupont, Belgium, 2025, 80 min.)
“Thus Spoke the Wind” (Ayspes asatc qamin, dir: Maria Rigel, Armenia, 2025, 92 min.)
“Sand Metropolis” (Balur Nogorite, dir. Mahde Hasan, Bangladesh, 2024, 99 min.)
“Forensics” (Forenses, dir: Federico Atehortúa Arteaga, Colombia, 2024, 91 min.)
“Future Future” (Futuro Futuro, dir: Davi Pretto, Brazil, 2025, 86 min.)
“How Come It’s All Inexperienced Out Right here?” (Kako je ovde tako zeleno?, dir: Nikola Ležaić, Serbia/Croatia/Bulgaria, 2025, 114 min.)
“The Different Facet of Summer season” (Na druhé straně léta, dir. Vojtěch Strakatý, Czech Republic/Croatia, 2025, 85 min.)
“Motion Merchandise” (Neplatené voľno, dir: Paula Ďurinová, Slovak Republic/Czech Republic/Germany, 2025, 69 min.)
“Rain Fell On the Nothing New” (Regen fiel auf nichts Neues, dir: Steffen Goldkamp, Germany, 2025, 85 min.)
“Renovation” (Renovacija, dir: Gabrielė Urbonaitė, Lithuania/Latvia/Belgium, 2025, 90 min.)
“TrepaNation” (dir: Ammar al-Beik, Syria/Germany/France, 2025, 222 min.)
“They Come Out of Margo” (Vgainoun mesa ap ti Margo, dir: Alexandros Voulgaris, Greece, 2025, 91 min.)
Particular Screenings
“Dragonfly” (dir: Paul Andrew Williams, United Kingdom, 2025, 98 min.)
“Duchoň” (dir: Peter Bebjak, Slovak Republic/Czech Republic, 2025, 99 min.)
“Promise, I’ll Be Tremendous” (Hore je nebo, v doline som ja, dir: Katarína Gramatová, Slovak Republic/Czech Republic, 2024, 93 min.)
“All That’s Left of You” (Illi baqi minnak, dir: Cherien Dabis, Germany/Cyprus/Palestine/Jordan/Greece/Qatar/Saudi Arabia, 2025, 145 min.)
“Caravan” (Karavan, dir: Zuzana Kirchnerová, Czech Republic/Slovak Republic, Italy, 2025, 102 min.)
“Summer season College, 2001” (Letní škola, 2001, dir: Dužan Duong, Czech Republic/Slovak Republic, 2025, 102 min.)
“The Czech Movie Challenge” (Projekt český movie, dir: Marek Novák and Mikuláš Novotný, Czech Republic, 2025, 83 min.)
“A Second Life” (dir: Laurent Slama, France, 2024, 74 min.)
“Tehran One other View” (Tehran, Kenarat, dir: Ali Behrad, Iran/United Kingdom, 2025, 92 min.)