EFP presents European directors at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Passionate young audiences at European film screenings

European cinema – entertaining and thrilling, provoking and questioning – is currently gathering the audiences for the Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! programme screening on July 4th and 5th at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF/Czech Republic). At the invitation of European Film Promotion (EFP) and the festival, the emerging directors are presenting the ten films during the 13th edition of this extremely popular sidebar. The film selection was made by critics from the international trade magazine Variety.

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Directors of the Variety Critics' Choice presented by EFP

The participants of the Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! programme were introduced to the film industry and press by Czech actress Anna Geislerová, (middle), jury member of SHOOTING STARS 2010.
Top from left to right: Robert Sedláček, Håkon Liu, Carmel Winters, Anna Geislerová, Borys Lankosz, Mona Achache, Bruce Webb.
Below from left to right: Markus Goller, Edmon Roch, Micha Lewinsky.
Not pictured: Calin Netzer. Photo: © EFP/kiva

The programme “Europe Now!” will be rounded off with Monday night's traditional party. The MEDIA Programme of the EU and the ten participating EFP member organisations are supporting the event. This year again sees Cinemax of HBO in the Czech Republic serving as a main sponsor.

>> Trailer of the programme online

Films screened at “Variety Critics' Choice: Europe Now!”

(click the filmtitel to obtain the Variety reviews)


The Be All and End All by Bruce Webb United Kingdom	Friendship! by Markus Goller Germany	Garbo: The Spy by Edmon Roch Spain	The Hedgehog by Mona Achache France	Medal of Honor by Calin Netzer Romania/Germany
6.7., 10:00 Kino Drahomíra	5.7., 21:30 Malý sál 8.7., 10:00 Kino Drahomíra	6.7., 22:00 Kino Drahomíra	5.7., 18:30 Malý sál 7.7., 16:00 Kino Drahomíra	7.7., 22:00 Kino Drahomíra

Miss Kicki by Håkon Liu Sweden/Taiwan	Men in Rut by Robert Sedláček Czech Republic	Reverse by Borys Lankosz Poland	Snap by Carmel Winters Ireland	Will You Marry Us? by Micha Lewinsky Switzerland
6.7., 16:00 Kino Drahomíra	5.7., 22:00 Kino Drahomíra	5.7., 16:00 Kino Drahomíra	(already screened)	7.7., 10:00 Kino Drahomíra

>> more information on the “Critics' Choice” programme

>> Interviews with the directors have been conducted in cooperation with Cineuropa and are available at www.cineuropa.org

Participating EFP member organisations

British Council, Czech Film Center, ICAA/Spain, Irish Film Board, German Films, Polish Film Institute, Romanian Film Promotion, Swedish Film Institute, Swiss Films, Unifrance.

Contact EFP
Jo Mühlberger, Project Director, e-mail: muehlberger@efp-online.com, Mobile: +49 160- 440 9595
Mareen Gerisch, Head of Press, e-mail: gerisch@efp-online.com, Tel.: +49 40- 390 6252

Press contact in Karlovy Vary
Radovan Holub, e-mail: holub@investtel.cz, Mobile: +420 723- 667 835

EFP is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and by its member organisations. In addition, promotion and PR activities are backed by the Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l'Image animée (CNCIA) while Variety Critics' Choice: Europe Now! also has backing from Variety and the Czech partners: Cinemax/HBO, Panavision and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Hamburg-based office is financially supported by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and the Department for Culture, Sports and Media of the City of Hamburg.

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