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Karlovy Vary Fest Sets Lineup, Competition Film From Iran to Be Unveiled Later for 'Safety of its Makers'
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Tuesday unveiled the lineup of the main competition and other sections for its 59th edition, including a competition movie from Iran whose title and creators will only be shared closer to the fest 'for the safety of its makers.' The fest in the Czech spa town, whose 2025 edition will be running July 4-12, also unveiled its competition jury, including Mexican producer Nicolás Celis (Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar-winning Roma) and Czech actor and director Jiří Mádl (Waves). More from The Hollywood Reporter 'The Real Housewives of London' Cast: Who's Starring in Glitzy Brit-Bound Installment? Pierce Brosnan Talks 'MobLand' Finale, James Bond and Who Sophie's Real Dad Is in 'Mamma Mia!' The Crawleys Are Off to the Races in First Trailer for 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' The Crystal Globe competition this year includes Turkish filmmaker Gözde Kural's Cinema Jazireh, her second feature, about a woman who 'radically changes her identity' in 'Afghanistan under the brutal rule of the Taliban,' documentary Divia, which reminds us that nature suffers with war, through the lens of Russia's war against Ukraine, and Norwegian writer-director Nina Knag's Don't Call Me Mama, a drama about forbidden love. The competition program also includes Czech director Ondřej Provazník's psychological drama Broken Voices, about a 13-year-old female singer who gets the chance to become a member of a world-famous girls' choir but faces a 'clash of innocence and abusive authority, and The Visitor, the feature directorial debut of Lithuanian cinematographer and shorts director Vytautas Katkus about a new father in his mid-30s who leaves his family in Norway and travels to his native Lithuania to sell his parents' flat. Instead of rushing back to his young family to escape the deafening loneliness, he decides to stay. The competition further features the international premiere of Max Walker-Silverman's Rebuilding, which is set in his native Colorado and tells the story of the reticent Dusty (Josh O'Connor), whose ranch has burned down in a devastating wildfire, and Catalan director Pere Vilà Barceló's When a River Becomes the Sea, 'an uncompromising, introspective probe into the soul of a girl who is sexually abused.' KVIFF's Proxima competition program, which aims to put the spotlight on bold works by young filmmakers and renowned auteurs alike, features the likes of Davi Pretto's Future Future, set in a near future where the development of artificial intelligence has brought with it increasing neurological problems, and Daniel Vidal Toche's The Anatomy of the Horses, whose plot summary says: 'Defeated in combat, Ángel returns home to his village in a remote part of the Peruvian Andes. When he arrives, however, he finds the place has completely changed. What was the 18th century is now the present day. What has become of the ideals of the revolution he fought for?' The Proxima lineup also includes Paula Ďurinová's Action Item, an 'activist anatomy of burnout, set in Berlin,' and the Armenian crime drama Thus Spoke the Wind by director Maria Rigel, described as a 'cryptic, visually and aurally mesmerizing film, viewed through the eyes of a child forced to grow up too soon.' Ammar al-Beik's TrepaNation, filmed in a Syrian refugee camp that opened on the outskirts of Berlin in 2014. 'Visual artist and filmmaker Ammar al-Beik has a cubicle assigned to him for seven months and, in order to survive here, he has to film, document, and rebel against the conditions of life in exile, and also against the established rules of documentaries and features,' its synopsis reads. In its special screenings lineup, KVIFF will present the likes of the European premiere of Paul Andrew Williams' Dragonfly and the world premiere of The Czech Film Project, directed by Marek Novák and Mikuláš Novotný. 'At the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders invited several of his esteemed colleagues to a hotel room, where he filmed their reflections on the future of film,' reads a synopsis for the movie. 'This exclusive documentary survey, Room 666, inspired two Czech producers to engage in a similar undertaking in collaboration with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. During last year's festival, they thus invited around 30 Czech or Czech-based filmmakers from all generations and asked them 'what makes Czech film Czech?'' Also part of the special screenings section are the world premiere of Peter Bebjak's Duchoň, a portrait of singer Karol Duchoň who became a household name more than four decades ago and created the legacy of the 'Czechoslovak Tom Jones,' as well as the European premiere of Cherien Dabis' Palestinian displacement drama All That's Left of You, which debuted at Sundance and is about a Palestinian mother recounting the events that led her teenage son to confront Israeli soldiers at a protest. The official selection 'offers an exciting display of the diversity of contemporary arthouse cinema,' said KVIFF artistic director Karel Och. 'Answering exclusively to their artistic integrity, the filmmakers who have accepted the invitation to premiere their brand new works in Karlovy Vary fearlessly protect the right to challenge expectations, to disrupt stereotypes, and to win over hearts and minds with equal intensity. Disregarding budgetary constraints, these filmmakers from countries, such as Bangladesh, Lithuania, Norway, and Colombia, push the boundaries while keeping in mind the necessary connection between a film and its audience.' And he emphasized: 'The Karlovy Vary IFF has always addressed political issues through powerful individual stories, fully supporting artists and their freedom of expression. Today, we are announcing 11 titles from the usual dozen films in the Crystal Globe Competition. The remaining one comes from Iran; for the safety of its makers, it has been decided to postpone its announcement until closer to the festival.' Check out the full lineup for the 59th KVIFF, as well as its jury members below. CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION Cinema Jazireh Director: Gözde Kural Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria, Romania, 2025, 124 min, world premiere Divia Director: Dmytro Hreshko Poland, Ukraine, Netherlands, USA, 2025, 79 min, world premiere Les Enfants vont bien / Out of Love Director: Nathan Ambrosioni France, 2025, 111 min, world premiere Jimmy Jaguar Director: Bence Fliegauf Hungary, 2025, 112 min, world premiere Quan un riu esdevé el mar / When a River Becomes the Sea Director: Pere Vilà Barceló Spain, 2025, 180 min, world premiere Raději zešílet v divočině / Better Go Mad in the Wild Director: Miro Remo Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2025, 77 min, world premiere Rebuilding Director: Max Walker-Silverman USA, 2025, 95 min, international premiere Sbormistr / Broken Voices Director: Ondřej Provazník Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2025, 104 min, world premiere Se meg / Don't Call Me Mama Director: Nina Knag Norway, 2025, 108 min, world premiere Svečias / The Visitor Director: Vytautas Katkus Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, 2025, 111 min, world premiere A Vida Luminosa / The Luminous Life Director: João Rosas Portugal, France, 2025, 99 min, international premiere PROXIMA COMPETITION La anatomía de los caballos / The Anatomy of the Horses Director: Daniel Vidal Toche Spain, Peru, Colombia, France, 2025, 106 min, world premiere Avant / Après / Before / After Director: Manoël Dupont Belgium, 2025, 80 min, world premiere Ayspes asatc qamin / Thus Spoke the Wind Director: Maria Rigel Armenia, 2025, 92 min, world premiere Balur Nogorite / Sand City Director: Mahde Hasan Bangladesh, 2024, 99 min, world premiere Forenses / Forensics Director: Federico Atehortúa Arteaga Colombia, 2024, 91 min, international premiere Futuro Futuro / Future Future Director: Davi Pretto Brazil, 2025, 86 min, world premiere Kako je ovde tako zeleno? / How Come It's All Green Out Here? Director: Nikola Ležaić Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, 2025, 114 min, world premiere Na druhé straně léta / The Other Side of Summer Director: Vojtěch Strakatý Czech Republic, Croatia, 2025, 85 min, world premiere Neplatené voľno / Action Item Director: Paula ĎurinováSlovak Republic, Czech Republic, Germany, 2025, 69 min, world premiere Regen fiel auf nichts Neues / Rain Fell On the Nothing New Director: Steffen Goldkamp Germany, 2025, 85 min, world premiere Renovacija / Renovation Director: Gabrielė Urbonaitė Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium, 2025, 90 min, world premiere TrepaNation Director: Ammar al-Beik Syria, Germany, France, 2025, 222 min, world premiere Vgainoun mesa ap ti Margo / They Come Out of Margo Director: Alexandros Voulgaris Greece, 2025, 91 min, world premiere SPECIAL SCREENINGS Dragonfly Director: Paul Andrew Williams United Kingdom, 2025, 98 min, European premiere Duchoň Director: Peter Bebjak Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2025, 99 min, world premiere Hore je nebo, v doline som ja / Promise, I'll Be Fine Director: Katarína Gramatová Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2024, 93 min, European premiere Illi baqi minnak / All That's Left of You Director: Cherien Dabis Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, 2025, 145 min, European premiere Karavan / Caravan Director: Zuzana Kirchnerová Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Italy, 2025, 102 min Letní škola, 2001 / Summer School, 2001 Director: Dužan Duong Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2025, 102 min, world premiere Projekt český film / The Czech Film Project Director: Marek Novák, Mikuláš Novotný Czech Republic, 2025, 83 min, world premiere A Second Life Director: Laurent Slama France, 2024, 74 min, European premiere Tehran, Kenarat / Tehran Another View Director: Ali Behrad Iran, United Kingdom, 2025, 92 min, European premiere CRYSTAL GLOBE JURY Nicolás Celis Mexican producer, his films include the Oscar-winning Roma (Alfonso Cuarón). One of Latin America's film industry key figures, he has also produced films by Tatiana Huezo, Amat Escalante and Jacques Audiard. Babak Jalali Filmmaker, screenwriter and producer whose second feature Radio Dreams won the Tiger Award at Rotterdam IFF in 2016. With Fremont he won Best Director at KVIFF 2023 and the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. Jessica Kiang Film critic, essayist and programmer with bylines in Variety, Sight & Sound, Criterion, Mubi, The New York Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post, Film Comment and Rolling Stone, among other outlets. She is now a member of the selection committee of the Berlinale. Jiří Mádl One of the Czech Republic's most popular actors, now also established as a writer and director. His third directorial effort Waves won the Audience Award at KVIFF 2024 and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Tuva Novotny One of the most prominent and successful actresses in the Nordics today. She has worked with such filmmakers as Lars von Trier, Bent Hamer, Alex Garland and Tobias Lindholm. Her writing/directing debut premiered in San Sebastian IFF's Official Selection. PROXIMA JURY Yulia Evina Bhara Indonesian producer. Her films regularly appear on the programme of important festivals such as Cannes (Tiger Stripes or Renoir), Venice (Autobiography) and San Sebastian (Last Shadow at First Light). Noaz Deshe Romanian filmmaker living in Mexico. His first feature film White Shadow won Best Debut at Venice IFF in 2013. Last year KVIFF screened his Xoftex in the Crystal Globe Competition, where the film earned him a Special Jury Mention. Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias Dominican filmmaker. His debut Cocote won the Golden Leopard in the Signs of Life program at the Locarno IFF, while his latest film, Pepe, was selected for last year's Berlinale Competition, where it won a Silver Bear for best director. Jakub Felcman Czech screenwriter, festival organiser, film journalist, creative producer, director, trained plumber. He worked as a script editor on films by Jan Němec, Petr Václav, Radu Jude and Corneliu Porumboiu. Marissa Frobes An agent in the Media Finance department at leading entertainment and sports agency CAA, specializing in packaging and sales of independently financed films. She supported packaging or sales of projects including The Brutalist and Rebuilding (Crystal Globe Competition at this year's KVIFF), among many others. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
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‘Thus Spoke the Wind' Trailer Hints at a Vivid, Metaphysical Ride in the Armenian Drama (Exclusive)
Armenian crime drama Thus Spoke the Wind, written and directed by Maria Rigel, will have its world premiere as part of the Proxima competition lineup of the 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). The independent Armenian production stars Albert Babajanyan, Lusine Avanesyan, and Annika Abrahamyan, with cinematography by Ayrat Yamilov. More from The Hollywood Reporter Animated Werewolf Movie 'Dog of God' Debuts Wild Trailer With Hitler Look-Alike Getting Tortured (Exclusive) GKids Acquires Japanese Anime 'ChaO' for North America (Exclusive) Kneecap to Perform at 2025 Glastonbury Festival Despite Calls to Drop Band THR can now exclusively unveil the poster and a trailer for the movie. The film tells the story of a family on the edge of society. Hayk, a withdrawn and aloof child, lives on a farm with his aunt Narine and gets mocked and called strange by others. After a lengthy stay abroad, his mother returns to the farm. 'The locals openly condemn her behavior because she does not follow the rules of society,' reads a plot synopsis. 'Narine, unable to forgive Anahit for the shame brought upon her with her behavior, decides to take revenge.' The movie features local talent, most of whom are not professional actors. That choice reflects the director's attempt to ensure 'authenticity and create a sense of documentary realism,' she explains in a director's statement. The crew consisted of local people and immigrants from the post-Soviet countries. 'The film continues the cultural traditions of Armenian auteur cinema,' Rigel says. 'The documentary style of the film is combined with the bright color poetics of [Soviet filmmaker Sergei] Parajanov's cinema, which reflects the modern world of Armenia, the clash of traditions of the past and present.' She also notes the importance of the music in the film. 'The soundtrack to the film was created by American composer Steve Brand,' known for his ambient music with tribal and ritualistic vibes, the director says. 'His magical music perfectly emphasizes the spirit of modern Armenian aesthetics.' The idea for the film first came to her in 2022 after relocating to Armenia. 'I was deeply moved by this country – its culture, nature, and people. Contemporary Armenia holds within it layers of both the past and the present, coexisting in a constant, unresolved tension, and yet somehow complementing one another,' she recalls. 'Through the story, I wanted to symbolically reflect the clash between the archaicmindset of a traditional society and the quiet rebellion of a younger generation.' The KVIFF description of the film also notes: 'This cryptic, visually and aurally mesmerizing film, viewed through the eyes of a child forced to grow up too soon, is dominated by the all-pervading motif of the wind. Its rustling stirs the tension in a radicalizing conservative society, while its wailing heralds the irreversible consequences of raging human emotion.' Watch the trailer for Thus Spoke the Wind below to get a first taste for its visual and audio style, as well as its characters. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
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Daxa.ai Launches Proxima: The Secure AI Knowledge Engine for Regulated Industries
Built for BFSI, Healthcare & Pharma, Proxima delivers enterprise-wide AI knowledge retrieval with governance, security & run-time protocol-based access control. 'Proxima embeds access control and governance directly into AI applications, removing the need for bolt-on security. This integrated model is a game-changer for enterprises handling sensitive data.'— Habib B, Ph.D, GM of AI and Data at OneNZ, SAN FRANSISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, June 5, 2025 / / -- Daxa, the AI platform engineered for compliance-first industries, today announced the launch of Proxima, a secure, scalable AI knowledge engine that enables enterprises to unlock unified, AI-powered answers from across their data ecosystem while maintaining ironclad access control, data privacy, and compliance. Designed for highly regulated sectors, including Healthcare, Financial Services, Insurance, and Pharmaceuticals, Proxima is already in production with organisations where data security and AI utility must coexist. With native connectors for SharePoint, Slack, Salesforce, Google Drive, and more, Proxima offers a seamless knowledge layer across the enterprise without data ever leaving your environment. Security Built In, Not Bolted On At the heart of Proxima is its TwinGuard Architecture, which enforces both pre-ingestion classification and query-level access control: Data Ingestion Gateway: Classifies sensitive data based on confidentiality, compliance (HIPAA, GDPR, etc.), and semantic context. User Access Gateway: This gateway evaluates every query in real time, checking document context, user roles, and app intent to block unauthorized access. But TwinGuard is only half the story. MCP: The Trusted Bridge Between AI Agents and Enterprise Data Proxima is more than a search tool- it's a secure, scalable foundation for connecting AI to your enterprise data, the right way. At the core of this capability is the Proxima MCP Server, which acts as a secure, policy-driven gateway between your internal systems and both custom-built and commercial AI agents, including tools like Cursor, Clay, Cline, and Harvey. By placing MCP between your enterprise data and AI interfaces, Proxima ensures that only verified, context-approved information flows into your AI systems. It enforces organizational access rules at the protocol level-so every interaction is governed, logged, and compliant by design. Whether you're building internal AI copilots or adopting external agent platforms, Proxima MCP makes connecting them to your enterprise data fast, secure, and fully auditable. Siva Somayajula, Chief Technology Officer at AliveCor, added: 'Combining patient health data with GenAI models and applications can be fraught with data leakage risks. Daxa offers advanced access control and governance guardrails built into their AI knowledge retriever to ensure peace of mind.' Built for the Enterprise, Ready for the Future This architecture empowers organizations to extend secure, AI-driven productivity across departments, including sales, customer support, engineering, HR, IT, and more, ensuring each team can harness the power of AI without compromising on data privacy, compliance, or governance. With this foundation in place, Proxima enables: AI Knowledge Retrieval: Personalized, secure search across siloed structured and unstructured enterprise data Approved Model Hub: Centralized control over the usage of AI models like OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek Enterprise Agent Enablement via MCP: Seamlessly and safely connect both internal and third-party AI agents to your enterprise systems with full observability, role-based access, and policy enforcement Backed by recognition from Gartner and trusted by Fortune 500s, Proxima ensures AI doesn't mean risk- it means results. About is the AI platform built for enterprises that need to innovate without compromising compliance. Its ground-breaking product, Proxima, is a knowledge engine that combines AI-powered enterprise search with built-in governance, data security, and model control. With native support for MCP, Proxima ensures AI agents act within the boundaries of enterprise rules-making secure, compliant automation finally achievable in regulated industries. Huseni Saboowala Daxa email us here Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
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23-05-2025
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DJ Maria
Loading She's in town for a whirlwind tour this weekend but up first she warms us up on Mix Up with a set full of stellar Maria has made waves across Japan and beyond with her distinctive and versatile sound that's led her to perform everywhere from Berghain and De School, to outdoor festivals including Draaimolen and previous releases on labels including Beyond the Galaxy and Bassian Records, she recently released her first collaborative EP Inner Call with Swiss producer Audrey Danza on Proxima. The two singular voices come together across three standout tracks to channel hypnotic psychedelia and high intensity techno, if that sounds like your jam you can check out 'Inner Call' here:
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16-05-2025
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Proxima Partners with Narrative To Launch New Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) Segments For Programmatic
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Proxima, a data intelligence software company that empowers marketing teams to scale customer acquisition profitably, today announced the launch of their unique DTC segments in the data marketplaces of popular DSPs, including The Trade Desk and Yahoo. Programmatic advertisers and agency traders can now seamlessly activate digital advertising campaigns against high-value, unmodeled, 100% deterministic DTC consumer segments within their preferred DSP. With over $20 billion in verified eCommerce data powering our audience models, Proxima now delivers deterministic DTC segments on The Trade Desk and Yahoo—putting razor-sharp targeting within every brand's reach. Share Launched in 2022, Proxima is building the world's largest DTC commerce graph. Their predictive models analyze over $20B in eCommerce transactions and 64 million anonymized shopper profiles to help marketers reach and convert high-value customers across their advertising ecosystem with unparalleled efficiency. In partnership with Narrative, the leading data collaboration platform, Proxima is extending their AI-powered targeting capabilities to programmatic campaigns. Advertisers can locate Proxima's DTC segments by simply searching 'Proxima' in their DSP's data marketplace. They can then select from a variety of segments organized by retail vertical, buyer behavior, and other eCommerce attributes to target premium consumers, drive more paid media revenue, and reduce wasted spend. "Brands and agencies are increasingly prioritizing eCommerce and transaction data across their marketing channels to drive better outcomes," said Alex Song, CEO of Proxima. 'Our clients have leveraged Proxima's targeting tech to optimize over $500M in Meta campaigns – delivering exceptional ROI on paid social. Working with a partner like Narrative now enables us to extend our high-impact targeting capabilities to programmatic advertisers.' According to Narrative sources, the early market reception to Proxima's segments has been extremely positive. "In just its first few weeks of launching on the DSP marketplaces, the Proxima datasets have generated revenues 4x higher than anyone we've onboarded. Their data is highly curated and accurate. The rapid adoption of their DTC segments demonstrates advertisers' strong interest in reaching this segment of consumers," says Tim Mahlman, CEO of Narrative. About Proxima Proxima is transforming the consumer technology landscape and giving B2C businesses the data they need to make informed decisions that drive superior marketing performance. Proxima is a first-of-its-kind data intelligence solution that securely leverages artificial intelligence and a proprietary data network to enable businesses to achieve greater scale, efficiency, and financial success across their acquisition, retention, and full customer lifecycle marketing. Their mission is to be the essential intelligence platform for powering marketing performance for all consumer businesses. Learn more about Proxima here. Search 'Proxima' in the 3rd party marketplace on The Trade Desk and Yahoo to start acquiring high-LTV customers.
