52. edition of Karlovy Vary IFF |30. 6. - 8. 7. 2017 |  Czech Republic

	The Line Official Selection - Competition SK, UA | 112 min. | 2017 | fiction director: Peter Bebjak
	Interview with Wanda Adamík Hrycová Meet Wanda Adamík Hrycová (*1978), producer of The Line, fourth feature film of Slovak director Peter Bebjak (his previous works are Čistič (2015), Zlo (2012) and Marhuľový ostrov (2011)), now in main competition of 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF. Just like in the story of the film, Wanda, former student of the Academy of Performing Arts VŠMU in Bratislava, was crossing various borders of the Slovak Arts – working as deputy managing director of radio station Twist, CEO of Slovak theatre Nová Scéna, CEO at MediaPro Entertainment, biggest production company in the field of TV content, just to name a few - before she established production company Wandal Production.
	Little Crusader Official Selection - Competition CZ, SK | 2017 | 90 min. | fiction director:Václav Kadrnka
	This Is Not Me Documentary Films - Competition SK, CZ | 2016 | 90 min. | documentary director:Miro Remo
	Interview with Miro Remo Meet Miro Remo (1983), documentary filmmaker, graduate from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Three of his student films were screened at festivals around the world, earning more than 40 awards. To date he has notched his greatest success with an original short portrait of his uncle and grandmother entitled Arsy-Versy (2003). His feature-length documentary debut Comeback (2014), which takes place in the most watched Slovak prison, was premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF in the Documentary Competition. In 2016 he finished two feature films - a satirical documentary Coolture (2016) aiming at the commercialization and trivialization of Slovakia’s cultural milieu after 1989, and a biopic of Slovak singer Richard Müller This Is Not Me.
	The White World According to Daliborek Documentary Films - Competition CZ, SK, GB | 2017 | 105 min. | documentary director: Vít Klusák
	Nina East of the West - Competition SK, CZ | 2017 | 82 min. | fiction director: Juraj Lehotský
	Interview with Juraj Lehotský Meet Juraj Lehotský, director of Nina, now vying in East of the West section of 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF. Juraj has already started his directing career out big when his debut documentary film Blind Loves (2008) premiered in the prestigious Directors' Fortnight section of Cannes IFF, and was awarded the CICAE Art Cinema Award in 2008. He introduced his second feature film Miracle (2013) to the international audience at Karlovy Vary IFF in 2013, where he received a Special mention in the East of the West competition section. Four years later, Lehotský returns to Karlovy Vary to fight for the recognition of the jury in the same competition section with his latest film Nina (2017).
	Atlantis, 2003 Future Frames SK, CZ | 2017 | 30 min. | fiction Director: Michal Blaško
	Czech Films 2016-2017 Section Czech Films 2016-2017 showcases these films:: Ice Mother (d. Bohdan Sláma), Červená (d. Olga Sommerová), Oddsockeaters (d. Galina Miklínová), A Prominent Patient (d. Julius Ševčík), Out (d. György Kristóf), Little Harbour (d. Iveta Grófová), Spoor (d. Agnieszka Holland), Filthy (d. Tereza Nvotová).
	The Shop on Main Street Out of the Past CS | 1965 | 125 min. | fiction Directors: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
	Blind Loves People Next Door SK | 77 min. | 2008 | documentary director: Juraj LEhotský
	Pitch & Feedback 4. 7. | 10:00 – 13:00 | Industry Pool | Hotel Thermal Pitch & Feedback is the annual presentation of six to seven selected Czech and Slovak feature film projects in development. Pitch & Feedback is organized by Czech Film Center, Slovak Film Institute and Karlovy Vary IFF.
	Industry Programme Upcoming Slovak project will be also presented at Works in Porgress, Eurimages Lab Project Award and Docu Talents platforms.
	Further Industry Events >Majority or Minority Co-productions? Debating the Possibilities of Effective Support for Czecho-Slovak Films >Innovative Examples of Film Distribution in Europe - Showcase by Creative Europe – MEDIA >Annual Conference – Europa Distribution

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SLOVAK FILM INSTITUTE AT 52nd KARLOVY VARY IFF:

Peter Dubecký | General Manager | sfu@sfu.sk |
Rastislav Steranka | Director of National Cinematographic Centre | rastislav.steranka@sfu.sk |
Imelda Selková | Foreign Department | imelda.selkova@sfu.sk |
Soňa Balážová | Audiovisual Information Centre | sona.balazova@sfu.sk | 
Miroslav Ulman | Film.sk magazine | miroslav.ulman@sfu.sk | 

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updated: 30.06.2017