New films by Tverdovsky, Hajdu and Taddicken in KVIFF competition

The dozen of titles in the festival’s main section will include the last film of the recently deceased Czech legend Jan Nemec The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street, while one of the KVIFF’s most faithful filmmakers Jan Hrebejk will introduce his Slovak-Czech drama The Teacher.

Three years after his huge hit Viva la Libertà Roberto Andò is returning to Karlovy Vary with The Confessions. Outstanding debut films from Turkey, Poland and Canada will complete the selection.

OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION

Babamın Kanatları / My Father’s Wings / Otcova křídla
Director: Kıvanç Sezer
Turkey, 2016, 101 min, World premiere

Le confessioni / The Confessions / Zpovědi
Director: Roberto Andò
Italy, France, 2016, 103 min, International premiere

Dincolo de calea ferata / By the Rails / U trait
Director: Cătălin Mitulescu
Romania, Italy, 2015, 88 min, International premiere

Ernelláék Farkaséknál / It’s not The Time of My Life / Rodinné štěstí
Director: Szabolcs Hajdu
Hungary, 2016, 81 min, World premiere

Fale / Waves / Vlny
Director: Grzegorz Zariczny
Poland, 2016, 78 min, World premiere

Gleissendes Glück / Original Bliss / Prvotní štěstí
Director: Sven Taddicken
Germany, 2016, 97 min, International premiere

Nočno življenje / Nightlife / Noční život
Director: Damjan Kozole
Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016, 85 min, World premiere

La propera pell / The Next Skin / Nová kůže
Director: Isaki Lacuesta, Isa Campo
Spain, Switzerland, 2016, 103 min, International premiere

Učiteľka / The Teacher / Učitelka
Director: Jan Hřebejk
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2016, 102 min, World premiere

Vlk z Královských Vinohrad / The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street / Vlk z Královských Vinohrad
Director: Jan Němec
Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, 2016, 68 min, World premiere

We’re Still Together / We’re Still Together / Pořád spolu
Director: Jesse Klein
Canada, 2016, 82 min, World premiere

Zoologiya / Zoology / Zoologie
Director: Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Russia, France, Germany, 2016, 90 min, International premiere

You can learn more about the Main Competition here.