There's lots happening at the year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, with some great titles from across Europe and the wider world, as well as the Crystal Globe awards.

The festival runs from 6 to 12 July.

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The Baltimorons
The Baltimorons
Christmas Eve, a broken tooth, and just one dentist on call – thus begins the strange odyssey of the newly sober Cliff and the lonely Didi through the streets of Baltimore.
Splitsville
Splitsville
Splitsville picks up with Ashley asking for a divorce, watching as the good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. He’s shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.
Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk
Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk
A glimpse of everyday reality for people living in Gaza in 2024.
All That’s Left Of You
All That’s Left Of You
After a Palestinian teen confronts Israeli soldiers at a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the series of events that led him to that fateful moment, starting with his grandfather’s forced displacement.
Straight Outta Space
Straight Outta Space
Two street coaches in a bustling neighborhood face an unexpected crisis when locals transform into bizarre, slimy beings.
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination... the desk of a newly appointed local prosecutor, who embarks on a quest for justice.
Kika
Kika
A grieving new mother, while struggling to make ends meet for her family, uncovers an unexpected passion within herself.
Sound Of Falling
Sound Of Falling
Four girls, Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka, each spend their youth on the same farm in northern Germany. As the home evolves over a century, echoes of the past linger in its walls. Though separated by time, their lives begin to mirror each other.
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident
What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.
2000 Meters To Andriivka
2000 Meters To Andriivka
Amid the failing counteroffensive, a journalist follows a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to traverse one mile of heavily fortified forest and liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation. But the farther they advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realise that this war may never end.
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Features

Song of the desert
Kangding Ray on changing attitudes to music in cinema, and scoring Sirât
Songs and silence
Urška Djukić on music, unspoken communication and Little Trouble Girls
Picturing a killer
Charlie Shackleton on the language of true crime and Zodiac Killer Project
'I didn't make this film myself. The Islamic Republic made it by putting me in prison'
Jafar Panahi on the inspiration for It Was Just An Accident
'Basically I write for me … and then see where the characters lead'
Paul Andrew Williams and Jason Watkins on defying categories in Dragonfly
Fostering true grit in Cork
Christy filmmaker Brendan Canty on authenticity and prizes
'The real is already so real, you want to allow that to speak for itself'
Sam Slater on striking a balance when scoring war documentary 2000 Meters To Andriivka
Mum's the word for Camille Cottin
Call My Agent star on life-work balance, kids and Out Of Love
"Hope is where horror lives"
Sean Byrne on sharks, serial killing and staring into the abyss in Dangerous Animals
The old man without the sea
Ben Rivers on Jake Williams and making Bogancloch
'When you fall in love, you get very self-obsessed'
Filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud on depicting young desire in Dreams
Something universal
Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs discuss Lesbian Space Princess
A hell of a ride
Stuart Conran looks back at Hellraiser and the start of his special effects career

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival News

Home win for Czech documentary by Miro Remo
Karlovy Vary announces awards roll call and gives tribute to Stellan Skarsgård
Douglas decides to take it easy
Legend on health battles, preserving democracy and the truth about acting
Krieps and Sarsgaard take the honours at Karlovy Vary
Opening night goes with a bang - and a touch of sadness
Pushing boundaries in Karlovy Vary
Festival organisers unveil challenging selection of titles - and a tribute to John Garfield
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