The Karlovy Vary Film Festival (KVIFF) has unveiled its competition and other lineups for its 58th edition, set to run in the Czech spa town from June 28 to July 6. It also set its competition jury, led by indie film producer who will be joined by Australian actor , Hungarian director Gábor Reisz, Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón and Czech actress Eliška Křenková..
Organizers highlighted 15 directorial or feature-directorial debuts in this year’s official selection and various world premieres. In its special screenings lineup, KVIFF will present the world premiere of Ukrainian filmmaker and former Kremlin prisoner . Sentsov “is currently defending his homeland as a lieutenant in the Ukrainian army, which he joined in the first days of the Russian invasion in February 2022,” the film description provided by the fest reads.
“During one assault, his infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by enemy artillery. His attempts to organize the evacuation of part of his unit were complicated by the lack of ammunition and incessant Russian fire. The name of the operation was Real, and Sentsov’s eponymous film is a unique immersive experience that offers a hyper-documentary insight into the reality of the war through the eyes of one direct participant.
” Among this year’s KVIFF competition lineup are Iveta Grófová’s , which depicts the rise of nationalism in Slovakia in the 1940s, and Bruno Anković’s , a film adaptation of a novel about a Croatian village .