53. edition of Karlovy Vary IFF | 29. 6. - 7. 7. 2018 |  Czech Republic

	Signum Laudis Out of the Past CS | 1980 | 85 min. | fiction Directors: Martin Hollý
	Interview with Martin Hollý Every year, Out of the Past section brings classic, cult, rare and unfairly overlooked films, screened in their original or restored versions to Karlovy Vary IFF. This year's edition will introduce digitally restored film Signum Laudis (d. Martin Hollý) in its international premiere. Back then, when this World War I psychological drama was presented for the first time at the Festival in 1980, it received the Special Jury Prize. In 1981, an interview with Martin Hollý was published in Czechoslovak film magazine Film a doba, in which the director describes his relationship with history and the way he reflects it in the film.
	Warm comedy about depression, madness and unfulfilled dreams Future Frames SK | 2017 | 22 min. | fiction Director: Michal Ďuriš
	Interview with Michal Ďuriš Despite being raised in a family strongly rooted in theatre, Michal Ďuriš (1993) decided to study film instead. After four years of education in film photography, editing and sound design at Private Secondary Art School in Košice, he worked as camera operator, grip, assistant director and director of photography on short promo videos, commercials and music videos. In 2014 he got accepted to the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where he is currently studying for a Master's Degree in Film and Television Directing; he also collaborates with several theatres as freelance director.
	Domestique Official Selection - Competition CZ, SK | 2018 | 116 min. | fiction director: Adam Sedlák
	Winter Flies Official Selection - Competition CZ, SK | 2018 | 85 min. | fiction director: Olmo Omerzu
	Interview with Ivan Ostrochovský Meet Ivan Ostrochovský (1972), film author, director and producer. Before his fiction feature debut Koza (2015) premiered at the 64th Berlinale, Ostrochovský made several documentaries, eg. Lesser Evil (2004), Ilja (2010) and Velvet Terorists (2013) with Palo Pekarčík and Peter Kerekes, awarded with the Fedora Award at the 48th KVIFF and Tagesspiegel Readers Award at the 63th Berlinale. He produced Nina (2017) by Juraj Lehotský, 5 October (2016) by Martin Kollar and Sunrise Hotel (2016) by Mária Rumanová and coproduced documentary by Erika Hníková Matchmaking Mayor (2010), feature debut of Iveta Grófová Made in Ash (2012) and many more.
	Moments East of the West - Competition CZ, SK | 2018 | 95 min. | fiction director: Beata Parkanová
	Circus Rwanda Special Events CZ, SK | 2018 | 80 min. | documentary director: Michal Varga
	Czech Films 2017 - 2018 Czech Films 2017 - 2018 section showcases films Insect by Jan Švankamjer and The Interpreter by Martin Šulík.
	Let There Be Light Works in Progress @KVIFF SK, CZ | 100 min. | fiction director: Marko Škop
	Atlantis, 2003 Prague Short Film Festival Presents SK, CZ | 2017 | 30 min. | fiction Director: Michal Blaško
	Visible World Hommage to Peter Krištúfek SK | 2011 | 104 min. | fiction Director: Peter Krištúfek
	Peter Krištúfek The first time Peter Krištúfek introduced his work at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, it was in 2009. His feature-length documentary debut Snapshots, portrait of Slovak music legend Dežo Ursiny, world-premiered in section 2009: A Musical Odyssey. Two years later, Krištúfek returned with his feature debut Visible World screened within East of the West Competition.

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SLOVAK FILM INSTITUTE AT 53rd 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 |
Kristína Aschenbrennerová | Foreign Department | kristina.aschenbrennerova@sfu.sk | 
Miroslav Ulman | Film.sk magazine | miroslav.ulman@sfu.sk | 

published: 22.06.2018
updated: 11.08.2021