Karlovy Vary IFF 2021 revealed competition sections

30-06-2021

Karlovy Vary IFF 2021 revealed competition sections

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has revealed selection of three key sections of its 55th edition – Crystal Globe Competition, East of the West Competition and Special Screenings – which include 15 Czech films and minority co-productions. Films by Olmo Omerzu, Václav Kadrnka, Erika Hníková and Miro Remo will celebrate world premiere in the main competition.

Read more about Czech films selected for competition sections HERE.

Crystal Globe Competition

AT FULL THROTTLE
documentary
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic 2021 / 85 min
directed by: Miro Remo
produced by: Vít Janeček - D1 film (CZ), Miro Remo - Arsy Versy (SK)
in coproduction with: Czech Television (CZ), Radio and Television Slovakia (SK)

BIRD ATLAS
fiction
Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovak Republic 2021 / 90 min
directed by: Olmo Omerzu
produced by: Jiří Konečný - endorfilm (CZ)
in coproduction with: Cviger film (SL), Punkchart films (SK), Czech Television (CZ)

EVERY SINGLE MINUTE
documentary
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic 2021 / 80 min
directed by: Erika Hníková
produced by: Jiří Konečný - endorfilm
in coproduction with: Punkchart films (SK), Czech Television (CZ)

SAVING ONE WHO WAS DEAD
fiction
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, France, 2021 / 90 min
directed by: Václav Kadrnka
produced by: Václav Karnka - Sirius Films (CZ)
in coproduction with: Czech Television (CZ), SilverArt (SK), Bocalupo Films (FR)

East of the West - Competition

INTENSIVE LIFE UNIT
documentary
Czech Republic 2021 / 73 min
directed by: Adéla Komrzý
produced by: Pavla Janoušková Kubečková - nutprodukce (CZ)
in coproduction with: Czech Television (CZ)

MIRRORS IN THE DARK
fiction
Czech Republic 2021 / 83 min
directed by: Šimon Holý
produced by: Šimon Holý - šššššFilm (CZ)
in coproduction with: Silk Films (CZ), Bridge Films (CZ)

TWO SHIPS
fiction
Czech Republic, Norway 2021 / 76 min
directed by: Jan Foukal
produced by: Silvie Michajlova, Ondřej Zima - FILM KOLEKTIV (CZ)
in coproduction with: Storm Films (NO), Czech Television (CZ)

Minority co-productions
DEAR ONES
fiction
Poland, Czech Republic 2021 / 74 min
directed by: Grzegorz Jaroszuk
produced by: Agnieszka Kurzydlo - MD4 (PL)
in coproduction with: AXMAN PRODUCTION (CZ), EC1 Lodz (PL)

RUNNER
fiction
Lithuania, Czech Republic 2021 / 87 min
directed by: Andrius Blaževičius
produced by: Marija Razgutė - M-Films (LT)
in coproduction with: Bionaut (CZ)

Special Screenings

DREAMS ABOUT STRAY CATS
documentary
Czech Republic 2021 / 96 min
directed by: David Sís
produced by: Vít Bělohradský, Kateřina Bělohradská - Frmol production (CZ)
in coproduction with: Czech Television (CZ)

MY SUNNY MAAD
animation
Czech Republic, France, Slovakia 2021 / 81 min
directed by: Michaela Pavlátová
produced by: Petr Oukropec, Kateřina Černý - Negativ (CZ)
in coproduction with: Sacrebleu Productions (FR), BFILM (SK), Alkay Animation Prague (CZ), Czech Television (CZ), Gao Shan Pictures (FR), Innervision (FR)

RECONSTRUCTION OF OCCUPATION
documentary
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic 2021 / 100 min
directed by: Jan Šikl
produced by: Alice Tabery - Cinepoint (CZ)
in coproduction with: PubRes (SK), Czech Television (CZ), Radio and Television of Slovakia (SK)

SUSPICION
TV series
Czech Republic, France 2022 / 68 min (1st episode)
directed by: Michal Blaško
produced by: Michal Reitler - Czech Television (CZ)
in coproduction with: nutprodukce (CZ), ARTE G.E.I.E. (FR)

THE PARTY AND THE GUESTS
fiction
Czechoslovakia 1966 / 71 min
directed by: Jan Němec
produced by: Filmové studio Barrandov (CS)

ZATOPEK
fiction
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic 2021 / 130 min
directed by: David Ondříček
produced by: Kryštof Mucha, David Ondříček - Lucky Man Films (CZ)
in coproduction with: Czech Television (CZ), Olife Energy (CZ), Accolade (CZ), ALEF FILM & MEDIA (SK), Innogy (CZ), T-MOBILE (CZ), SEBRE (CZ), Azyl Production (SK), Radio and Television Slovakia (SK), Barrandov Studio (CZ)