Universal Cinema Film & TV Journal’s Amir Ganjavie interviewed Karel Och the Artistic Director for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. What follows are the highlights of that interview.
“They don’t do anything; they just say things.” An elderly man says to his friend while sitting on the ground in a beautifully illuminated forest overlooking the hills. From the
In Imago, a young woman struggling to find her path in 1980s Poland finds freedom, love and self-expression in the bourgeoning alternative music scene. The ninth and youngest child in
After Oh La Pauline (2015), in 2023, Emile Brisavoine presents to the public yet another intimate documentary that draws us into her life, her past and her wounds, and the light
In Naqqash Khalid’s debut feature, In Camera, a struggling British actor caught in a cycle of nightmarish auditions must decide how far he is willing to go to launch his
In Arsenie: An Amazing Afterlife, director Alexandru Solomon sets out on a pilgrimage with a group of believers to understand Romanian society’s obsession with the deceased monk Arsenie Boca. In
On first glance Empty Nets may sound like a typical old-fashioned Iranian film with the oft-used tale of a poor boy in love with a rich girl. However writer-director Behrooz
Karlovy Vary Film Festival presents the first feature of Michèle Jacob, The Lost Children. After her short film JULY 96, Belgian director Michèle Jacob presents her first feature, The Lost
The documentary “Dancing on the edge of a volcano” directed by Cyril Aris, was premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2023: A tale about the power of cinema; a