‘The Sopranos’ Creator, Former James Bond Casting Director, and Producers of ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Hurt Locker’ Headline Karlovy Vary Industry Discussions

“The Sopranos” creator David Chase, former James Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams, “Nomadland” producer Mollye Asher and “The Hurt Locker” producer Greg Shapiro are among the speaker at Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s program for film industry folk, KVIFF Industry Days. In an on-stage conversation on July 8 at Kaiserbad, Chase will reflect on his contribution […]

By Leo Barraclough

In ‘3 Weeks After,’ Tension Is Simmering After a Teenage Tragedy (Exclusive Trailer)

Miroslav Terzić's feature about a group of young Serbians going on a school trip to Bulgaria world premieres in the Crystal Globe competition of the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary film festival.

By Georg Szalai

Munich Film Festival Pitch Features Superheroes, Subway Tales, Performing Teddy Bears, Prisoners & Politics

Icelandic superheroes, political dramas, performing teddy bears and a film from Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, who counts The Witcher among his acting credits, were among the nine projects at the Munich International Film Festival’s popular CineCoPro pitch. Munich has heavily leaned into co-production with its CineCoPro strand, which is part of the industry days at the […]

By Stewart Clarke

Ruhnu Violin Festival brings together Estonian, Swedish and global folk musicians

The international violin festival begins on the island of Ruhnu on July 2, bringing together traditional musicians from several countries. During the festival, Swedish Ambassador Charlotte Wrangberg will also visit the island.