Shredding conservative filmmaking into pieces, “Daisies” was banned in Czechoslovakia upon its release – ostensibly because of food wastage, but more likely because it puts […]

“Happy New Year 2” is the rousing follow-up to the original, brightly toned “Happy New Year” (CaSFFA 2020). The story takes place on the last […]

Capturing the imagination of audiences in our 2017 program, Iveta Grófová’s “Little Harbour” impressed crowds with an emotionally true coming-of-age drama, winning the Crystal Bear […]

Four years on from his Karlovy Vary winning effort “Little Crusader” (2017), Václav Kadrnka returns with a film that plays like a spiritual journey – […]

One is unlikely to forget this fantastical comedy from director Vojtěch Jasný, winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 1963. In a dual […]

Three shorts – “Suzie in the Garden” (2022), “Love, Dad” (2021) and “Red Shoes” (2021) – are brought together in this 40 minute program. Suzie […]

This engaging KVIFF opener depicts the tremendous and turbulent journey of one of the 20th century’s finest athletes: Czechoslovak long-distance runner, Emil Zátopek. Václav Neužil […]