Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026

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3 Weeks After (3 nedelje posle)) (Country: Serbia, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Italy, Croatia; Year: 2026; Director: Miroslav Terzić; Writer: Vladimir Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić, Miroslav Terzić; Stars: Jovan Ginić, Klara Hrvanović, Andjela Alavirevic, Tihana Lazović, Branislav Trifunović, Andrija Marković)
When a school trip leaves a group of teenagers stranded far from home, the recent suicide of a classmate begins to expose the fractures, loyalties and secrets holding them together.
Behind The Rain (Detrás de la lluvia) (Country: Chile, France; Year: 2026; Director: Valeria Sarmiento; Writer: Omar Saavedra Santis, Valeria Sarmiento; Stars: Claudia di Girólamo, Daniela Ramírez, Pascale Montanares, Aline Küppenheim, Tamara Acosta, Manuela Martelli, Pablo Schwarz, Chamila Rodríguez, Aimar Alarcón)
A woman's return to her home town coincides with the discovery of a body, which sparks disturbing memories from her childhood.
Black Money For White Nights (Cherni pari za beli noshti) (Country: Bulgaria, Greece; Year: 2026; Director: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov; Writer: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Decho Taralezhkov; Stars: Tanya Shahova, Margita Gosheva, Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov)
After years of saving money from the small bribes they collect, 60-year-old Marina and her husband Gosha from Bulgaria are preparing for their dream trip to St Petersburg to witness the White Nights. But when Russia invades Ukraine and the travel agency vanishes with all their savings, the couple’s dream collapses.
Chica Checa (Country: Czech Republic; Year: 2026; Director: Šimon Holý; Writer: Šimon Holý; Stars: Pavla Tomicová, Alexandra Borbély, Jan Cina, Alena Doláková, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Jitka Schneiderová, Natálie Řehořová, Sara Venclovská, Miroslav Kumhala, Hana Seidlová, Martin Hronský, Lubomíra Sonková, Věra Janků, Naďa Kovářová, Aleksandra Bulatović)
A postwoman tries to fulfil the last wish of her ailing mother.
Five Years, Four Months (Country: Colombia, US; Year: 2026; Director: Esteban Hoyos García, Juan Miguel Gelacio; Stars: Jenny Navarrete, Carmiña Martínez, Carolina Vivas)
Not only did Martha lose her oldest son, but to this day she doesn’t know what happened to him or his remains. After years of searching in vain, she meets Sandra, who offers her one more possibility.
Fruit Gathering (Country: Myanmar, Czech Republic, France; Year: 2026; Director: Aung Phyoe; Writer: Aung Phyoe; Stars: Nandar Myat Aung, Nandar Myint Lwin, Thida Soe Khant, Tin Tin Ei, Min Nyo)
Two women in a textile factory dream of intimacy and escape.
The Guest (Gæsten) (Country: Denmark; Year: 2026; Director: Mads Mengel; Writer: Mads Mengel, Christian Bengtson; Stars: Simon Bennebjerg, Mette Klakstein, Trine Dyrholm, Josephine Park, Peter Gantzler, Petrine Agger)
New parents Karl and Emilie are looking forward to a weekend break where they plan to announce their baby's name. The day before the celebration, Karl's estranged mother shows up.
A Happy Family (Country: Switzerland; Year: 2026; Director: Jan-Eric Mack; Writer: Anna Schinz, Nikita Afanasjew, Eva Kienholz, Jan-Eric Mack; Stars: Anna Schinz, Michael Neuenschwander, Julia Jentsch, Alireza Bayram, Bettina Stucky, Martina Apostolova, Danny Exnar)
A mother finds her life turned upside down after a fire leads to her children being put in foster care and becomes determined to track them down.
Hijamat (Country: Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Nader Saeivar; Writer: Nader Saeivar; Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Derya Durmaz, Moritz Bleibtreu, Kida Khodr Ramadan, Nicolette Krebitz, Jael Cem Ilhan, Vedat Erincin, Aziz Çapkurt)
A man's life is shaken when he learns his younger brother is gay. Although he wants to support him, he finds himself pressureised by his traditional faily who are against it.
The Lion At My Back (Country: Cyprus, Luxembourg, Greece; Year: 2026; Director: Tonia Mishiali; Writer: Tonia Mishiali, Dianne Jones, Simona Nobile; Stars: Sokhna Diallo, Elena Kallinikou, Prokopis Agathokleous, Herodotos Miltiadous, Giorgos Kyriacou, Dimitris Antoniou, Giulio Filippo D'Errico, Andreas Patsias)
Mariama, an asylum-seeker from Senegal, has just turned 18. Stella, at first glance a withdrawn woman in her 40s, has recently decided to break free from the clutches of addiction and to give her life a fresh start. In their attempt at finding their place in a world where nothing comes for free, the two women meet and form an unexpectedly strong bond.
Only Beautiful Things To Look At (Country: Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia; Year: 2026; Director: Ivan Ostrochovský)
A gynaecologist forges an unexpected relationship with a Romani orderly.
Pipes (Country: Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Year: 2026; Director: Karim Kassem; Writer: Karim Kassem, Nadia Hassan; Stars: Ghassan Saad, Nuhad Kamil)
Although Hassan has retired from his job at the water authority, his neighbors are used to him always helping them out. This time, the situation is serious: The entire town is without water, and tensions are rising.
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