In “Fruit Gathering,” director and writer Aung Phyoe consciously avoided exploring the “social” impact of the relationship between two repressed women, creating a sense of alienation but also deep intimacy. The film, which premieres at the Karlovy Vary festival as part of the Crystal Globe competition and is co-produced by Myanmar, the Czech Republic and
A 25-foot fiberglass model of a shark (or at least its back half) adorning the roof of a townhouse in suburban Oxford, England, the Headington Shark is the kind of local curiosity that makes any casual passerby think, “There must be a story there.” And there is: it’s a protest artwork conceived in 1986 by
Swiss-Korean director Hae-Sup Sin has been selected to receive the Allwyn Residency Grant at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The scholarship, awarded as part of Future Frames, a program for young European filmmakers, offers a participant the opportunity to participate in a tailor-made professional program in Los Angeles to accelerate the next stage of their
Renowned Chilean filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento has a long history of stimulating memory in her films. The veteran has directed more than 30 feature films addressing the situation of women in a patriarchal culture, having been awarded at important festivals such as San Sebastián and nominated for the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion. Her latest
Yashasvi Juyal did not make his way in cinema. He shot his way out. “We never went down the release route from development,” says the Indian filmmaker about “The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb,” his debut feature, which premieres in the Proxima Competition in Karlovy Vary. “We filmed the movie and then started
KVIFF Promises, part of the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival’s industrial programme, has revealed the winners of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award, as well as other awards. The Eurimages Prize for Co-Production Development, worth 20,000 euros ($22,800) in cash, went to “Selamlik” (Sweden, Denmark), directed by Jerry Carlsson, written by Khaled Alesmael and produced by
