59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Official poster
Opening filmWe've Got to Frame It! by Milan Kuchynka, Jakub Jurásek
LocationKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Founded1946
AwardsCrystal Globe
Artistic directorKarel Och
No. of films130+
Festival dateOpening: 4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)
Closing: 12 July 2025 (2025-07-12)
Websitewww.kviff.com/en/homepage

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opened on 4 July 2025, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic with a film by Milan Kuchynka and Jakub Jurásek, We've Got to Frame It!, a tribute to Jiří Bartoška, the late president of the festival. In this edition more than 130 feature films will be screened. 'Midnight Screenings' section from this year will have a new name "Afterhours" under revamped programme.[1]

On 3 June, the festival revealed 11 films selected for its main Crystal Globe Competition, including nine world premieres and two international premieres.[2] On 20 June, the festival revealed its complete line-up for the 59th edition, expanding upon the previously announced competition sections.[3]

The festival paid tribute to 1940s American film star and pioneering method actor John Garfield, while presenting its prestigious President’s Award to Czech film editor Jiří Brožek for his outstanding contribution to Czech cinema. Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, and Dakota Johnson were also honored with the KVIFF President’s Award for their achievements in films.[4] The special feature of this edition will be the world premiere on 9 July of a cinematic cut of Warhorse Studios’ video game – Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut, directed by Daniel Vávra and Petr Pekař, in Special Screenings section.[5]

Events

Opening ceremony

The festival’s opening ceremony was held on July 4 in the Grand Hall of the Thermal Hotel. It was streamed live on KVIFF.TV. This year, the platform also streamed the opening film We Gotta Frame It!, as a tribute to Jiří Bartoška by Milan Kuchynka and Jakub Jurásek. Vicky Krieps and Peter Sarsgaard were presented with KVIFF President’s Award.[6]

Surprise Karlovy Vary Award to Michael Douglas

After presenting a restored screening of Miloš Forman’s 1975 American psychological comedy-drama film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the co-producer Michael Douglas was surprised with a modern Crystal Globe statuette by the festival executive director Kryštof Mucha, replacing the earlier, awkward-to-hold version he had originally received in 1998 for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema.[7]

Juries

Crystal Globe Competition

  • Nicolás Celis, a Mexican film producer.
  • Babak Jalali, an Iranian–British film director and producer
  • Jessica Kiang, film critic and Berlinale selector
  • Jiří Mádl, a Czech film actor, director and screenwriter
  • Tuva Novotny, a Swedish actress and director

Proxima Competition jury

  • Yulia Evina Bhara, an Indonesian film and theatre producer
  • Noaz Deshe, Berlin-based, Romanian film director
  • Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias, Dominican filmmaker
  • Jakub Felcman, Czech screenwriter
  • Marissa Frobes, Creative Artists Agency, agent

Official selection

Source:[8][9][10]

The festival has following sections:

Crystal Globe

Eleven of the twelve titles in the Crystal Globe Competition have been announced. The remaining film, from Iran, was revealed on 25 June to ensure the safety of its creators.[11] The name of the 12th film from Iran was revealed as Bidad by Soheil Beiraghi.[12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Better Go Mad in the Wild Raději zešílet v divočině Miro Remo Czech Republic, Slovakia
Injustice Bidad Soheil Beiraghi Iran
Broken Voices Sbormistr Ondřej Provazník Czech Republic, Slovakia
Cinema Jazireh Gözde Kural Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria, Romania
Divia Dmytro Hreshko Poland Ukraine, Netherlands, United States
Don't Call Me Mama Se meg Nina Knags Norway
Jimmy Jaguár Benedek Fliegauf Hungary
The Luminous Life A Vida Luminosa João Rosas Portugal, France
Out of Love Les Enfants vont bien Nathan Ambrosioni France
Rebuilding Max Walker-Silverman United States
The Visitor Svečias Vytautas Katkus Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
When a River Becomes the Sea Quan un riu esdevé el mar Pere Vila Barceló Spain

Proxima Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Action Item Neplatené voľno Paula Ďurinová Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Germany
The Anatomy of the Horses La anatomía de los caballos Daniel Vidal Toche Spain, Peru, Colombia, France
Before / After Avant /Après Manoël Dupont Belgium
Forensics Forenses Federico Atehortúa Arteaga Colombia
Future Future Futuro Futuro Davi Pretto Brazil
How Come It's All Green Out Here? Kako je ovde tako zeleno? Nikola Ležaić Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria
The Other Side of Summer Na druhé straně léta Vojtěch Strakatý Czech Republic
Rain Fell on the Nothing New Regen fiel auf nichts Neues Steffen Goldkamp Germany
Renovation Renovacija Gabrielė Urbonaitė Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium
Sand City বালুর নগরীতে Mahde Hasan Bangladesh
They Come Out of Margo Vgainoun mesa ap ti Margo Alexander Voulgaris Greece
TrepaNation Ammar Al-Beik Syria, Germany
Thus Spoke the Wind Ayspes asatc qamin Maria Rigel Armenia

Special Screenings

The world premiere of Serbian miniseries Absolute 100 will be highlight of Special screening in this edition.

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Absolute 100 Srdan Golubović, Stefan Ivančić, Katarina Mutić, Nikola Stojanović Serbia
All That's Left of You اللي باقي منك Cherien Dabis Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Caravan Karavan Zuzana Kirchnerová Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy
The Czech Film Project Marek Novák, Mikuláš Novotný Czech Republic
Dragonfly Paul Andrew Williams United Kingdom
Duchoň Peter Bebjak Slovakia, Czech Republic
Promise, I’ll Be Fine Hore je nebo, v doline som ja Katarína Gramatová Slovak Republic, Czech Republic
A Second Life Laurent Slama France
Summer School, 2001 Letní škola, 2001 Dužan Duong Czech Republic, Slovakia
Tehran Another View Tehran, Kenarat Ali Behrad Iran, United Kingdom
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut Daniel Vávra and Petr Pekař Czech Republic[13]

Horizons

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2000 Meters to Andriivka Mstyslav Chernov Ukraine
About a Hero Σχετικά μ' έναν ήρωα Piotr Winiewicz Denmark, United States
April აპრილი Dea Kulumbegashvili Georgia, France, Italy
Ariel Lois Patiño Spain, Portugal
The Baltimorons Jay Duplass United States
The Blue Trail O Último Azul Gabriel Mascaro Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands
Deaf Sorda Eva Libertad Spain
Dreams Michel Franco Mexico, United States
Dreams (Sex Love) Drømmer Dag Johan Haugerud Norway
Feeling Better Nonostante Valerio Mastandrea Italy
Forbidden City La città proibita Gabriele Mainetti Italy
Girls on Wire 想飞的女孩 Vivian Qu China
The Good Doctor Gianluca Matarrese France, Italy, Switzerland
Christy Brendan Canty United Kingdom, Ireland
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein United States
It Was Just an Accident یک تصادف ساده Jafar Panahi Iran, France, Luxembourg
Kika Alexe Poukine Belgium, France
Kill the Jockey El jockey Luis Ortega Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, United States
Kontinental '25 Radu Jude Romania, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Lesbian Space Princess Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese Australia
A Letter to David Dopis pro Davida Tom Shoval Israel, United States
Little Trouble Girls Kaj ti je deklica Urška Djukić Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia
The Love That Remains Ástin Sem Eftir Er Hlynur Pálmason Iceland, Denmark, France, Finland, Sweden
Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) Joel Alfonso Vargas United States
Madly Paolo Genovese Italy
My Father's Shadow Akinola Davies Jr. United Kingdom, Nigeria,Ireland
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev United States
Peter Hujar's Day Ira Sachs
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Sepideh Farsi France, Palestine, Iran
Renoir ルノワール Chie Hayakawa Japan, Australia, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia
Sirāt Óliver Laxe Spain, France
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor United States
Sound of Falling In die Sonne schauen Mascha Schilinski Germany
Tales From the Magic Garden Pohádky Po Babičce David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, France
Timestamp Стрічка часу Kateryna Gornostai Ukraine, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France
Two Prosecutors Два прокурора Sergei Loznitsa Latvia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania
Two Times João Liberada Duas vezes João Liberada Paula Tomás Marques Portugal
Urchin Harris Dickinson United Kingdom
Vermiglio Maura Delpero Italy, France, Belgium
We Believe You On vous croit Arnaud Dufeys and Charlotte Devillers Belgium
What Does That Nature Say to You 그 자연이 네게 뭐라고 하니 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Yes! Ken! Nadav Lapid Israel, France, Germany, Cyprus, United Kingdom

Imagina

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
1+1+1 Ondřej Vavrečka Czech Republic
Archipelago of Earthen Bones – To Bunya Malena Szlam Canada, Australia
A Black Screen Too Rhayne Vermette Canada
Bluish Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky Austria
Bogancloch Ben Rivers Austria
Ghost of the Past Bill Morrison USA, France
How Are You? Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel France
I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash Mark Jenkin United Kingdom
In Person Only Tereza Vejvodová Czech Republic
Language of the Entrails Luciana Decker Orozco Bolivia, United States
Little boy James Benning United States
Maria Henriqueta Was Here Nuno Pimentel Portugal
A Metamorphosis Lin Htet Aung Myanmar
N3G Oliver Torr Czech Republic
Partition Diana Allan Lebanon, Palestine, Canada
Perseidas Natalia del Mar Kašik Austria
Sleep Dreams Anastázie Rainischová Czech Republic
Tin City Feargal Ward Ireland
We Are Animals Lorenzo Pallotta Italy
When The Phone Rang Iva Radivojević Serbia, United States
Zodiac Killer Project Charlie Shackleton United States, United Kingdom

Future Frames: Generation Next of European Cinema

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
1:10 1:10 Sinan Taner Switzerland
Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis Dissecció d’una incoherència en crisi Nausica Serra Spain
Dog and Wolf Pes a vlk Terézia Halamová Czech Republic
Fish River Anthology Mereneläviä Veera Lamminpää Finland
Greek Apricots Grčke marelice Jan Krevatin Croatia, Slovenia
January Januari Jetske Lieber Netherlands
Karaokiss Karaocoeur Mila Ryngaert Belgium
Skin on Skin Simon Schneckenburger Germany
Son of Happiness Syn szczęścia Dominik Mirecki Poland
We Beg to Differ Ruairi Bradley Ireland, United Kingdom

Pragueshorts

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Animanimusical Zvířomuzikál Julia Ocker Germany
Butterfly Girl Ani se nenaděješ a už se jmenuješ Ema Hůlková Czech Republic
Crazy Lotus Naween Noppakun Thailand, France
Diamond Beauty Anna Korom Hungary
The Exploding Girl Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel France
Hoof on Skates Ignas Meilūnas Lithuania
Hurikán Jan Saska Czech Republic, France, Slovak Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
I Died in Irpin Anastasiia Falileieva Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Ukraine
Keep Out Tan-Lui Chan Czech Republic, Hong Kong,

Out of the Past

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Barry Lyndon Stanley Kubrick United States, United Kingdom
Ecce Homo Homolka Jaroslav Papoušek Czechoslovakia,
Every Young Man Pavel Juráček Czechoslovakia
Gloria John Cassavetes United States
Chain Reactions Alexandre O. Philippe United States
Man Bites Dog Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde Belgium
Shoah Claude Lanzmann France
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Tobe Hooper United States
Time Is Running Out and the Water Is Rising Casu je málo a voda stúpa Dežo Ursiny, Ivo Brachtl Slovak Republic
The Wedding Banquet Ang Lee Taiwan, United States

Tribute to Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas presented restored version of the 1975 classic film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest which is included in this section. Douglas was a producer alongwith Saul Zaentz of the Oscar winning film.[14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Miloš Forman United States

Tribute to Stellan Skarsgård

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Sentimental Value Affeksjonsverdi Joachim Trier Norway, France, Denmark, Germany

Tribute to Vicky Krieps

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Love Me Tender Anna Cazenave Cambet France

Tribute to Peter Sarsgaard

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Shattered Glass Billy Ray United States, Canada

Tribute to Jiří Brožek

Jiří Brožek is a Czech film editor.

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Death of the Beautiful Deer Smrt krásných srnců Karel Kachyňa Czechoslovakia

Tribute to Jiří Bartoška

Jiří Bartoška was a Czech theatre, television, and film actor and president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Tiger Theory Teorie tygra Radek Bajgar Czech Republic
We've Got to Frame It! (a conversation with Jiří Bartoška in July 2021) (Musíme to zarámovat! (rozhovor s Jiřím Bartoškou v červenci 2021) / Musíme to zarámovat! (rozhovor s Jiřím Bartoškou v červenci 2021)) Milan Kuchynka, Jakub Jurásek Czech Republic

The Life and Times of John Garfield

John Garfield was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Body and Soul Robert Rossen United States
The Breaking Point Michael Curtiz United States
Dust Be My Destiny Lewis Seiler United States
Force of Evil Abraham Polonsky United States
Four Daughters Michael Curtiz United States
He Ran All the Way John Berry United States
Humoresque Jean Negulesco United States
The Postman Always Rings Twice Tay Garnett United States
Pride of the Marines Delmer Daves United States
They Made Me a Criminal Busby Berkeley United States

Afterhours

This section was previously known as "Midnight Screenings".

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Cadet Kadet Adilkhan Yerzhanov Kazakhstan
Dangerous Animals O žralocích a lidech Sean Byrne Australia
Dead Lover Grace Glowicki Canada
Hellraiser Clive Barker United Kingdom
Mr. Vampire Ricky Lau Hong Kong
Straight Outta Space Michael Middelkoop Netherlands

Awards

Crystal Globe Competition

  • Grand Prix – Crystal Globe (US$25,000)
  • Special Jury Prize (US$15,000)
  • Best Director Award
  • Best Actress Award
  • Best Actor Award

Awards for films in the Proxima Competition

  • Proxima Grand Prix (US$15,000)
  • Proxima Special Jury Prize (US$10,000)

Other awards

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