FILMS IN COMPETITION SECTIONS
Little Crusader (Křižáček)
Director: Václav Kadrnka
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Italy, 2017, 90 min, World premiere

Absence of Closeness (Absence blízkosti)
Director: Josef Tuka
Czech Republic, 2017, 65 min, World premiere

Nina
Director: Juraj Lehotský
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2017, 86 min, World premiere

This Is Not Me (Richard Müller: Nespoznaný)
Director: Miro Remo
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2016, 90 min, International premiere

The White World According to Daliborek (Svět podle Daliborka)
Director: Vít Klusák
Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom, 2017, 105 min, World premiere
You can find more information about the movies HERE.

Pitch & Feedback 
Tuesday 4 July, 10am–1pm / Industry Pool, Hotel Thermal
Pitch & Feedback is the annual presentation of 6-7 selected Czech and Slovak feature film projects in development. Pitch & Feedback is organized by Czech Film Center, Slovak Film Institute and Karlovy Vary IFF. Pitch & Feedback 2017 event will consist of 2 parts: public and individual. Public part of Pitch & Feedback 2017 will take place on Tuesday, July 4 from 10 am to 1 pm in the Industry Pool.

Halves
Original title: Poloviny 
Director: Ali Mosaffa
Scriptwriter: Ali Mosaffa
Producer: Jordi Niubó/ i/o post
Country: Czech Republic
Language: English, Persian (Farsi), Czech
Runtime: 90 - 100 min
Genre: Mystical drama
Estimated budget: 1 million EUR
Expected principal photography: September 2018
Expected release: Spring 2019

Year of the widow
Original title: Rok vdovy            
Director: Veronika Lišková
Scriptwriter: Eugen Liška, Veronika Lišková
Producer: Alice Tabery / CINEPOINT
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Language: Czech
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Drama
Estimated budget: 730000 Eur
Expected principal photography: Spring 2019
Expected release: 2020

Old-Timers
Directed by: Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník
Scriptwriter: Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník
Producer: Jiří Konečný, endorfilm
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Language: Czech
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Drama, road-movie
Estimated budget: 1,122,167 EUR
Release date: February - May 2019
Principal photography: April - June 2018
You can find more information about the projects HERE.

DAMIÁN VONDRÁŠEK AT FUTURE FRAMES
In its third edition of Future Frames, European Film Promotion selected ten outstanding young directors which will present their latest work at the KVIFF. One of them is Czech director Damián Vondrášek, which will present his second short feature Imprisoned (2016), already nominated for the Magnesia Award for Best Student Film (presented during the Czech Lion Awards).  The participants will take part in a master class and an industry meeting with producers and sales agents in order to expand their international network. 
You can find more information about the film HERE.

CZECH FILM FUND HAPPY HOUR
In February 2017, the Czech Film Commission and the Czech Film Center joined the Czech Film Fund, the central institution responsible for financing and fostering the development of the Czech audiovisual industry. Each happy hour event has a different theme: You can meet the members of the Fund’s board of directors to hear about their strategies and priorities in evaluating projects; discuss the Fund’s future plans with its director; ask the Czech Film Commission and representatives of the Czech Republic’s regional film offices what they can offer filmmakers; or visit with the Czech Film Center and learn about the current state of Czech cinema. Check out the complete program of Czech Film Fund Happy Hour events, which will take place 2–5 July from 5 to 6pm.

Meet members of the Council of the Czech Film Fund
Sunday 2 July, 5–6pm / Industry Pool, Hotel Thermal

Meet the Czech Film Commission and regional film offices
Monday 3 July, 5–6pm / Industry Pool, Hotel Thermal

Meet Helena Bezděk Fraňková, director of the Czech Film Fund
Tuesday 4 July, 5–6pm / Industry Pool, Hotel Thermal

Meet the Czech Film Center
Wednesday 5 July, 5–6pm / Industry Pool, Hotel Thermal

You can find more about Industry events HERE