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13-07-2025
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Karlovy Vary Reveals 2025 Festival Winners, with Films from Iran, Czech Republic, and More
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival announced its winners on July 12 during its closing ceremony. More than 128,000 tickets were sold for 465 screenings of 108 features, 23 documentaries, and 44 shorts. The festival is key in the year's film circuit, nestled between Cannes and Venice. The 59th outing, held from July 4-12, gave out its top honor, the Grand Prix — Crystal Globe, to director Miro Remo's 'Better Go Mad in the Wild' from Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. The filmmakers — producers included — received $25,000. More from IndieWire 'Practical Magic 2' - Everything We Know So Far James Gunn Cast Bradley Cooper for 'Superman' Cameo Because He 'Could Walk in the Footsteps' of Brando 'A funny valentine to the fading art of being true to yourself, Miro Remo's delightfully inventive documentary is a portrait of bickering twin brothers who may live a weird, off-grid life on their dilapidated farm but who, in a world as mad as ours, actually might be the sanest people on earth,' the Crystal Globe jury, which consisted of Nicolas Celis, Babak Jalali, Jessica Kiang, Jiří Mádl, and Tuva Novotny, wrote in a statement that the film. 'In the lifestyle it portrays but also in the filmmaking risks it takes and the raucously loving brotherhood it admires, 'Better Go Mad in the Wild' feels like a gulp of fresh, woody air, or a quick dip in an outdoor pond, or a moment of contemplation as a cow chews on your beard. In short, it feels like being free.' A Special Jury Prize, which came with a $15,000 prize, was awarded to Iran's 'Bidad,' directed by Soheil Beiraghi. 'Mirroring the bravery it takes to make such a film in Iran, writer-director Soheil Beiraghi's 'Bidad' is just as courageous in its constantly unexpected narrative turns, as it careens through different genre terrains as energetically as it rolls through the different suburbs of Tehran,' the jury wrote. 'Morphing from social-injustice thriller into family melodrama into a triumph-over-adversity arc, it is most striking as a gonzo lovers-on-the-run romance, shot through with punk energy and spiky personality that ends on an ambivalent yet optimistic note — because where there's this much life, there's hope.' The Best Director Awards went to Vytautas Katkus for 'The Visitor' from Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden, and Nathan Ambrosioni for 'Out of Love' from France. Pia Tjelta won Best Actress for Norway's 'Don't Call Me Mama,' directed by Nina Knag, while Àlex Brendemühl won Best Actor for Spain's 'When a River Becomes the Sea,' directed by Pere Vilà Barceló. Kateřina Falbrová's role in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic film 'Broken Voices' was given a Special Jury Mention. The Právo Audience Award was given to 'We've Got to Frame It! (a conversation with Jiří Bartoška in July 21),' directed by Milan Kuchynka and Jakub Jurásek from the Czech Republic. For Karlovy Vary's Proxima competition, the jury consisted of Yulia Evina Bhara, Noaz Deshe, Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias, and Marissa Frobes. The Proxima Grand Prix, worth $15,000, was given to 'Sand City' from Bangladesh, directed by Mahde Hasan. Wrote the jury, 'A realm unknown, where architecture breathes and silence screams. Time drips sideways in this fractured hourglass, and color spills like memory. In 'Sand City,' cinema becomes a trembling map of the strange, abandoned, and intimate at the edge of sense.' They also awarded a Special Jury Prize worth $10,000 to Colombia's 'Forensics.' 'For years, streaming giants have commodified Latin American stories of violence and have transformed them into consumable drama,' their assessment wrote. 'Colombia and Mexico have become epicenters in a cynical economy built on pain, death, and disappearance. That's why we honor cinema that resists — small, imperfect, but brave. Films that decolonize the gaze and propose new paradigms, because the old ones justify colonial narratives and systems of exclusion, whose consequences are bodies silenced, erased, and disappeared into the void of war — never to return. This award goes to a film that carries forward the tradition of swimming against the current of globalized violence — with truth, with ethics, and above all, with poetry.' The judges gave a special menton to 'Before / After,' directed by Manoël Dupont from Belgium, writing, 'Sometimes a film comes along that surprises you — not with spectacle, but with honesty. 'Before / After' is one of those rare stories: simple, odd, and deeply human. What begins the dream of a hair transplant in Turkey becomes a tender road movie and a fleeting love story without labels. We celebrate its warmth, its humility with a voice that makes us laugh and feel.' The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution was given to storied Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård. Jiří Brožek won the Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography. Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson, and Peter Sarsgaard were honored with the Festival President's Award. 'This looks like Disneyland. It's crazy here. It's so beautiful,' Johnson told reporters last week. 'And I just couldn't feel more grateful.' The Ecumenical Jury Awards' Grand Prize went to 'Rebuilding,' United States, directed by Max Walker Silverman, and the jury's Commendation went to 'Cinema Jazireh,' Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria, and Romania, directed by Gözde Kural. The Europa Cinemas Label Award jury chose for its prize 'Broken Voices,' from the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, directed by Ondřej Provazník. The FIPRESCI Awards, which chose the best films in both the Crystal Globe and Proxima competitions, were decided by Helen Barlow, Ela Bittencourt, Bitopan Borborah, Patrick Fey, Lukáš Jirsa, and Christos Skyllakos. This year they chose 'Out of Love,' directed by Nathan Ambrosioni from France, and 'Before/After,' from Belgium, directed by Manoël Dupont. Other awards included the KVIFF Eastern Promises winners, which awarded a Midpoint Development Award to David Gašo's 'History of Illness' from Croatia. The Eurimages Co-Production Development Awards went to 'Battalion Records' from Romania and director Ștefan Bîtu-Tudoran and 'In Vacuo,' from Ukraine/Germany and director Yelizaveta Smith. The Connecting Cottbus Award went to Poland's 'RadioAmator,' directed by Tomasz Habowski. The Rotterdam Lab Award was given to 'Restless' producer Ondřej Lukeš of Czech Republic. The Marché du Film Producers Network Award was given to 'Soyboy' producer Michelle Brøndum Hauerbach of Great Britain and producer Genovéva Petrovits for Hungary, Czech Republic, and Germany's 'Democracy: Work in Progress.' KVIFF also picked six from a submitted 200 projects — three film and three television series concepts — for its Works in Development programs, which provides Czech creators to get their projects in front of professionals. Winners included director/animator Daria Kascheeva for 'Nameless,' director Tomáš Klein for 'Spirit Moose,' director Greta Stocklassa 'Burnout,' director/animator Philippe Kastner for 'Mould,' director Dužan Duong for 'Lost Boys,' and director Kateřina Letáková for 'Remake.' KVIFF also honored director István Kovács' 'A Siege' from Hungary, a presentation to a guest project from a Hungarian counterpart program. The 60th Karlovy Vary IFF is set for July 3-11, 2026. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
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12-07-2025
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Stellan Skarsgard shocks film festival with Nazi claims about Ingmar Bergman
At the Karlovy Vary film festival, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard (74) made explosive comments about legendary director Ingmar Bergman. While accepting a Crystal Globe award, Skarsgard called Bergman "a Nazi during the war" and claimed he was 'the only person I know who cried when Hitler died'. He described Bergman as deeply "manipulative" with a "very weird outlook" that treated some people as 'not worthy'. These remarks reference Bergman's own admissions: In his 1987 memoir, Bergman wrote he was "on Hitler's side" for years and kept Hitler's photo by his bed as a teen after seeing him speak in 1934. Skarsgard worked with Bergman on a 1986 stage play, but called their relationship "complicated" due to Bergman's harsh personality. He clarified: 'He was a nice director, but you can still denounce a person as an {a*******}" Though Bergman renounced Nazism after WWII's horrors, calling the Holocaust a 'hideous shock', Skarsgard implied his earlier beliefs shaped his cruel behavior. The actor contrasted this with director Lars von Trier (who faced controversy for Nazi jokes), defending him as fundamentally "the opposite" of a Nazi despite flawed humor. Skarsgard's comments came while promoting *Sentimental Value*—a new film where he plays a flawed director-father. He reflected on artistic legacies, noting fame is "short-lived" and admitting, 'I'll be dead soon'. The festival honored his 50+ year career, from child actor in Bombi Bott to Dune and Mamma Mia!, where he joked about being objectified as one of three "cute and stupid" male 'bimbos'. Despite recent health struggles affecting his memory, he vowed to keep acting: 'Is there something I'd still like to try? Certainly'.
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12-07-2025
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‘Better Go Mad in the Wild,' ‘Bidad,' ‘Sand City,' ‘Forensics' Win Karlovy Vary Festival Awards
Miro Remo's Better Go Mad in the Wild won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe, the top award, at the closing ceremony of the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Saturday, where Stellan Skarsgård was also honored with the KVIFF Crystal Globe Award for his 'outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.' The Special Jury Prize went to Iranian filmmaker Soheil Beiraghi's fourth feature, Bidad (Outcry), whose announcement the fest had held back to ensure the safety of its creators. This year's jury, consisting of Nicolas Celis, Babak Jalali, Jessica Kiang, Jiří Mádl, and Tuva Novotny, lauded the 'delightfully inventive documentary' Better Go Mad as 'a funny valentine to the fading art of being true to yourself' and 'a portrait of bickering twin brothers who may live a weird, off-grid life on their dilapidated farm, but who, in a world as mad as ours, actually might be the sanest people on Earth.' More from The Hollywood Reporter 'GEN_' Review: A Compassionate Portrait of an Italian Doctor Treating Trans Patients and Women Trying to Conceive 'The Salt Path' Fallout: Raynor Winn's Next Book Delayed as Publisher Supports "Distressed" Author Paramount+ Gives London a Chance to Live Like a Killer at Immersive Event 'Dexter: The Experience' Concluded the jury: 'In the lifestyle it portrays, but also in the filmmaking risks it takes and the raucously loving brotherhood it admires, Better Go Mad in the Wild feels like a gulp of fresh, woody air, or a quick dip in an outdoor pond, or a moment of contemplation as a cow chews on your beard. In short, it feels like being free.' Meanwhile, the jury called Bidad, about a Gen Z girl who sings in the streets despite rules that forbid that in Iran, 'as courageous in its constantly unexpected narrative turns, as it careens through different genre terrains as energetically as it rolls through the different suburbs of Tehran. It concluded: 'Morphing from social-injustice thriller into family melodrama into a triumph-over-adversity arc, it is most striking as a gonzo lovers-on-the-run romance, shot through with punk energy and spiky personality that ends on an ambivalent yet optimistic note — because where there's this much life, there's hope.' This year's best director award went to two films: Lithuanian cinematographer Vytautas Katkus' feature directorial debut The Visitor, a meditation on solitutde, as well as Nathan Ambrosioni's Out of Love, a reflection on family and co-existence. Lauding the 'deeply impressive directorial statements,' the jury said that Katkus 'truly exploits the creative freedom that a director perhaps only ever properly enjoys with their first film, displaying an uncompromised, idiosyncratic vision that is both dazzlingly precise in its detail and dreamily peculiar as whole.' It also noted that Ambrosioni 'demonstrates a maturity, compassion and polish far beyond his years in the moving and beautifully crafted Out of Love in which a rich yet understated presentation that allows the terrific all-ages acting ensemble to deliver intensely felt, empathetic performances.' In the acting categories, Pia Tjelta was honored with the best actress award for her role in the political relationship drama Don't Call Me Mama, Àlex Brendemühl won the best actor honor for his role in the rape drama When a River Becomes the Sea, and Kateřina Falbrová received a special jury mention for her role in the sexual abuse drama Broken Voices. And the Právo Audience Award winner ended up being the fest opening film, We've Got to Frame It! (A Conversation With Jiří Bartoška in July 2021), featuring insights and laughs courtesy of the long-term fest president who died recently. The fourth edition of Karlovy Vary's Proxima competition, which focuses on bold works by young filmmakers and renowned auteurs alike, revealed Bangladeshi director Mahde Hasan's Sand City, a movie about harsh life in a metropolis, as its winner, decided by the jury of Yulia Evina Bhara, Noaz Deshe, Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias, and Marissa Frobes. 'A realm unknown, where architecture breathes and silence screams,' it wrote. 'Time drips sideways in this fractured hourglass, and color spills like memory. In Sand City, cinema becomes a trembling map of the strange, abandoned, and intimate at the edge of sense.' Meanwhile, the Proxima Special Jury Prize was bestowed upon Federico Atehortúa Arteaga's Forensics, an experimental essay on missing persons. 'This award goes to a film that carries forward the tradition of swimming against the current of globalized violence — with truth, with ethics, and above all, with poetry,' the jury said. And Manoël Dupont's Before/After, which explores baldness and queer identity, received a special mention in the Proxima lineup. The non-statutory awards at KVIFF, namely the Europa Cinemas Label honor for the best European film at KVIFF 2025, the Fipresci Award, as well as the Grand Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, put a spotlight on three different movies. Rebuilding, directed by Max Walker-Silverman and starring Josh O'Connor, won the Ecumenical Jury's Grand Prize, while the jury gave a commendation to Cinema Jazireh, directed by Gözde Kural. The Europa Cinemas Label honor went to Broken Voices, and the Fipresci honor was awarded to Before/After. The 2025 edition of the Karlovy Vary fest, which has a reputation as Central Europe's largest cinema party, had opened with the presentation of KVIFF President's Awards to Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps, a film about late long-time KVIFF president Jiří Bartoška, and a concert by U.K. act La Roux. 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08-07-2025
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Karlovy Vary to Tribute Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson, and Peter Sarsgaard
The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 4-12) boasts not one but two competitions, the Crystal Globe and Proxima, curated by artistic director Karel Och under the supervision of executive director Kryštof Mucha. The festival is the main summer event in the country, which attracts many sponsors and patrons who want to attend, and faces fewer financial hardships than such festivals as Berlin, Toronto, and Sundance. Last year, 130 films were shown and 140,000 tickets sold. There is little room for growth, given the limited venues, from the many screening rooms at the festival hub, the Hotel Thermal, where jurors hang out between screenings, to the colorful arthouse Kino Drahomira, named after a revered Czech woman director. More from IndieWire 'Relay' Trailer: Riz Ahmed Is an Anonymous Fixer in David Mackenzie's Acclaimed Action-Thriller Indie Beyond 'Erotic Vagrancy': TCM Reframes Legacy of 'Cleopatra,' Elizabeth Taylor, and the Director Who Went Down with the Sphinx The Central European festival falls between Cannes and Venice, and programs many films in its Crystal Globe Competition that did not make the cut at Cannes, as well as films that weren't yet finished. Winning a top prize at KVIFF also adds luster to a film's release trajectory. And visiting celebrities enjoy their time at the festival, from gala dinners at the Hotel Pupp and Hotel Promenada, to after-hours hanging at the basement Becher's Bar at the Pupp, which inspired Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel.' This year's festival tributes are Stellan Skarsgård, recipient of a Crystal Globe award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, and Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson, and Peter Sarsgaard, who will each accept KVIFF President's Awards. Stellan Skarsgård will personally present the Cannes Grand Prix winner 'Sentimental Value' (Mubi), the sixth film directed by Joachim Trier, which earned raves and is expected to compete for multiple Oscars. Skarsgård was a guest of the festival in 2002, when he presented director István Szabó's film 'Taking Sides.' During his long career, Skarsgård has displayed a range rare among actors, alternating between Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse fare: his name helps indie films to get made. He made his international breakthrough as the lead in Lars von Trier's 'Breaking the Waves' (1996), which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. He also starred in the director's 'Dancer in the Dark' (2000), 'Dogville' (2003), 'Melancholia '(2011), both parts of 'Nymphomaniac' (2013), and the television series 'The Kingdom.' Along with recent roles in 'Mamma Mia!' and its sequel and in the MCU, Skarsgård scored an Emmy nomination for his role in HBO's miniseries 'Chernobyl' (2019) and played memorable villain Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve's two-part 'Dune' saga. He's also been acclaimed for his role on TV's 'Andor.' At the opening ceremony, the KVIFF President's Award will be presented to Luxembourg-born Vicky Krieps, winner of a European Film Award for Best Actress for the biopic 'Corsage,' a performance for which she also won Best Actress in Cannes' Un Certain Regard. She broke out internationally in 2017, when she appeared opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Phantom Thread.' She appeared at Karlovy Vary last year in Viggo Mortensen's western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' (2023). This year's Un Certain Regard titles at the Cannes Film Festival included 'Love Me Tender' (2025; dir. Anna Cazenave Cambet), which will also screen at Karlovy Vary. Later this year, she is set to appear alongside Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver in Jim Jarmusch's Venice entry 'Father, Mother, Sister, Brother.' American actress Dakota Johnson will also receive the KVIFF President's Award and present her two latest films, Celine Song's 'Materialists' and Michael Covino's Cannes selection 'Splitsville.' Peter Sarsgaard recently starred in director Tim Fehlbaum's 'September 5,' which was nominated for Best Motion Picture Drama at the 2025 Golden Globes. Sarsgaard also won the Volpi Cup at Venice 2023 for Michel Franco's 'Memory,' opposite Jessica Chastain. He also starred as Tommy Molto in the 2024 series 'Presumed Innocent' (Apple TV+) opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Renate Reinsve and Ruth Negga. In 2021, he starred in the Oscar-nominated 'The Lost Daughter,' written and directed by his wife Maggie Gyllenhaal, based on the novel of the same title by Elena Ferrante. The film garnered Oscar Nominations for both Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley as well as a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Sarsgaard recently wrapped production on Warner Bros.' 'The Bride!,' which is set to release later this year. Directed by his wife, Maggie Gyllenhaal, the film takes place in 1930s Chicago and puts a spin on the classic Frankenstein story. Peter will star opposite Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley. In early June, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival announced 11 films that will be vying for the main prize in the festival's Crystal Globe Competition. The 12th film, Iran's independently produced 'Bidad,' remained secret to protect the safety of the film's delegation. At Karlovy Vary, director Soheil Beiraghi will present the world premiere of his story of the young singer Seti, who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public. Per the festival, 'In defiance of her country's religious laws, she decides to sing in the street. Her performances quickly gain in popularity, and Seti becomes a star for a young generation that no longer wants to be oppressed by the regime.' As authorities investigated Beiraghi during filming, it was necessary to withhold announcement of the film's inclusion in the festival's program until he and his crew members could safely travel out of Iran. More on Karlovy Vary's 2025 lineup here. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
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25-06-2025
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Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps & Dakota Johnson Among Names Set For Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary has set the series of actors and filmmakers who will receive honorary awards during this year's edition, which runs from July 5 to 12. Stellan Skarsgård will be handed the festival's Crystal Globe award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema. Skarsgård will also screen his latest feature, Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier. Skarsgård previously was a guest of the festival in 2002, when he presented director István Szabó's film Taking Sides. More from Deadline 'Splitsville' Trailer: Dakota Johnson Has Swinging Good Time In Michael Angelo Covino's Marital Comedy Karlovy Vary International Film Festival To World Premiere Cinematic Cut Of Video Game 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance II' Dakota Johnson Raves About Working With First Intimacy Coordinator: "It's Not Sexy" Vicky Krieps will receive the festival's President's Award and screen her latest film, Love Me Tender, directed by Anna Cazenave Cambet, which also debuted at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Dakota Johnson will also receive a President's Award and screen her summer rom-com The Materialists, directed by Celine Song. Peter Sarsgaard will get a President's Award and screen his seminal 2003 journalism drama Shattered Glass. Today, Karlovy Vary also added a 12th film to its competition lineup. The Iranian film Bidad will screen at the festival. The festival said the film was kept secret to protect the film's delegation, including director Soheil Beiraghi, who will present the world premiere in Karlovy Vary. The film follows the young singer Seti, who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public. In defiance of her country's religious laws, she decides to sing in the street. Her performances quickly gain in popularity, and Seti becomes a star for a young generation that no longer wants to be oppressed by the regime. Elsewhere, British filmmaker Mark Jenkin will screen his new short film I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash. The film will play in the festival's Imagina section. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far
