I realize that this is unlikely to receive any reads, but...
The 43rd annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, held every year in the Czech Republic, has some notable guests lined up. This July, the likes of Robert de Niro, Brenda Blethyn, Nick Nolte, Danny Glover, Saffron Burrows, Melonie Diaz, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tom McCarthy, Arthuro Ripstein, Nicolas Roeg, Les Blank, and John Sayles will attend. Christopher Lee will also be there, as he will be receiving The President's Award for his body of work. The Swell Season, the Oscar-winning duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (who first met in the Czech Republic), will also be there as special musical guests. They will be playing songs from their film, Once, as well as brand new material which will appear on their second album. Mamma Mia!, the new musical film starring Meryl Streep, will be the closing night feature.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival began in 1946, shortly after World War II ended, when the country was still Czechoslovakia. The festival persisted through the Communist takeover of 1948, though the climate of the festival and the nature of the films became much more political. The festival has a really fascinating history, really, which you can read about on the official website.
You can view all of the Official Selection - Competition entries here. You can view all of the East of the West (films from central and eastern Europe) Films in Competition here. The Forum of Independents, a section for new filmmakers from all around the world, entries can be viewed here.
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OK, I was otherwise occupied for the last couple of weeks, but I'm back prowling blogs and getting caught up.
Just out of curiousity K, do you have a special attachment to the Czech Republic?
Yes... why?
I wanna know too! I'm just nosy...
I must say that I prefer the "Out of Competition" line up to the "In Competition"....wish I was there...
Robert De Niro? Saffron Burrows? Man, I wish I was there just about now :)
Huh... I wasn't aware that I showed a particular interest in the Czech Republic before.
MarKeta, is that you? :P (sorry, couldn't resist!).
Hahahaha, I only wish I could play piano and sing as well as her.
I was just asking because you seemed to acknowledge from the very begining of your post that it was kind of a 'specialty item', meaning that the average Joe Shmo might not care, so I just wondered.
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