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EXCLUSIVE: Here is a first-look trailer for Spanish director Andrea Bagney's romantic comedy Ramona which enjoyed a buzzy world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in early July. The mainly black-and-white debut feature garnered strong reviews and sales interest following its festival…

A woman and a man meet in a bar: it's the start of many a good story, and writer-director Andrea Bagney takes it in an amusing direction in Ramona, her feature debut. The black-and-white Spanish comedy-drama is an enjoyable work that world premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, benefitting from a…

A vivid, intimate drama about flatmates in Georgia, A Room Of My Own was a stand-out entry at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Directed by Ioseb 'Soso' Bliadze, its two leads were jointly awarded the Best Actress prize for their sparky and sensitive turns. Taki Mumladze — who also co-wrote the screenplay…

Whether you've moved out of the city, or your friends have, there's much to relate to in You Have To Come And See It (Tenéis Que Venir A Verla). This Spanish film from Jonás Trueba (The August Virgin) is an enjoyable entry into the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Competition, centering on two couples in their…

Sadaf Foroughi's Iran-set feature Summer With Hope has clinched the Grand Prix award in the main Crystal Globe Competition of the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, running July 1-9. The social drama revolves around a young swimming champion whose close bond with his trainer sparks disapproval from people…

A couple try the swinging lifestyle in Borders Of Love, a Czech-set drama that premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Hana (Hana Vagnerová) and Petr (Matyáš Řezníček) have a loving relationship that's tested when they open things up, inspired by friends who evangelize about the experience. While…

Benicio del Toro paid tribute to James Caan at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday. "I call him The Dream," he said of his The Way of the Gun co-star, who died this week at age 82. "When I met him, I walked up to him and I said 'Mr Caan, it's an honor to be here working with you.' He said, 'You can…

Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush is at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this week to receive its Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the closing ceremony Saturday. The trip marks the Australian actor’s first high-profile outing in four years, when he began a defamation lawsuit against Sydney…

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's Eastern Promises industry strand has unveiled the winners of the five project showcases taking place within its auspices from July 3-5. This year's edition presented 35 feature film projects across five selections, spanning Works in Progress, Works in Development…

Jake Paltrow has been spending the Independence Day holiday weekend in the Czech Republic for the world premiere of his Adolf Eichmann drama June Zero, which had a special screening at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The Hebrew-language feature unfolds in the lead-up to the Nazi war criminal's…

Jake Paltrow directs and co-writes June Zero, an unusual account of the death of Adolf Eichmann that's screening at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Opening immediately after the verdict of his trial, it shows the impact of the Holocaust criminal's 1962 execution on three very different characters: a…

A host of global independent producers attending the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have voiced their concerns on the issue of IP retention when it comes to working with the streamers in their local territories and are urging more agreeable terms in partnerships. "You cannot run a company out of a producing…