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'''Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ''' (KVIFF) is "the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals (i.e., non-specialized festivals with a competition for feature-length fiction films), a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo... Founded in 1946 as the second film festival in Europe, today the Karlovy Vary festival is one of the most important cultural events in Central Europe... | '''Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ''' (KVIFF) is "the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals (i.e., non-specialized festivals with a competition for feature-length fiction films), a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo... Founded in 1946 as the second film festival in Europe, today the Karlovy Vary festival is one of the most important cultural events in Central Europe... | ||
Revision as of 16:17, 20 March 2026
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is "the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals (i.e., non-specialized festivals with a competition for feature-length fiction films), a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo... Founded in 1946 as the second film festival in Europe, today the Karlovy Vary festival is one of the most important cultural events in Central Europe...
... Important past recipients of the award include actors Robert Redford, Robert de Niro, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, John Malkovich, Harvey Keitel, Morgan Freeman, Liv Ullmann, Judi Dench, Susan Sarandon, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Richard Gere, Willem Dafoe, and Jean Reno; directors William Friedkin, Miloš Forman, Stephen Frears, Nikita Mikhalkov, Roman Polanski, Ivan Passer, Oliver Stone, Carlos Saura, Franco Zeffirelli, and Charlie Kaufman; and producers Saul Zaentz and Robert K. Shaye."