AWARDS
Little Crusader wins Karlovy Vary08/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Václav Kadrnka's film collects the Crystal Globe (the first time it's taken home by a local director in fifteen years), while Men Don’t Cry receives the Special Jury PrizeCOMPETITION
Little Crusader
Václav Kadrnka
Little Crusader : An abstract, medieval road movie07/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Václav Kadrnka’s second feature, screening in competition, explores the symbolism of loss and ideals
Václav Kadrnka • Director07/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: On the occasion of the world premiere of Little Crusader at Karlovy Vary, Cineuropa met up with Czech director Václav Kadrnka to get the lowdown on his latest oeuvreBreaking News
Iulia Rugină
Breaking News : When journalism forgets it is about people06/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Romanian director Iulia Rugină explores difficult topics in her third feature, now competing for the Crystal Globe
Iulia Rugină • Director06/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Cineuropa caught up with Iulia Rugină, who talks about the challenges of her third feature, Breaking News, being shown in competition at the Czech gatheringThe Line
Peter Bebjak
The Line : A rare successful Central European thriller07/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Peter Bebjak's fourth feature is a gangster thriller set on the Slovak-Ukrainian border, played with plenty of tongue in cheek
Peter Bebjak • Director05/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Slovakian filmmaker Peter Bebjak was picked for the main competition at Karlovy Vary with his latest effort, The Line, which again straddles genre and arthouse territoryBirds Are Singing in Kigali
Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze
Birds Are Singing in Kigali : The ornithologist and the wounded birds04/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: The film by Polish directors Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze (who recently passed away) takes a brave and experimental approach to the consequences of the Rwandan genocide
Joanna Kos-Krauze • Director - InterviewKARLOVY VARY 2017: We caught up with Polish director Joanna Kos-Krauze, who is in the Official Competition with her new film, Birds Are Singing in KigaliThe Cakemaker
Ofir Raul Graizer
The Cakemaker : When the need for love beats sexual and every other identity04/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Israeli filmmaker Ofir Raul Graizer's first feature is a sensual and rebellious story in which identities are overcome by love
Ofir Raul Graizer • Director04/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: We caught up with Israeli-born, Berlin-based writer-director Ofir Raul Grazier, who is in the International Competition with his first feature film, The CakemakerKhibula
George Ovashvili
Khibula : A psychological exploration of the issue of power04/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Georgian director George Ovashvili is back in competition at the Czech gathering with a film about an ousted president


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