KVIFF Industry Days 2024 will take place from Sunday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 3, at the new Imperial Spa venue.
Learn more about the Industry Days Speakers & Juries here
Events are in English unless stated otherwise. Schedule subject to change.
11:00 – 12:30 CET
Time is money. Attention is money. Streaming services are in the
bullseye of the attention economy. Control over one's time and
fully custom choice of content are the reason why users
subscribe to multiple services at once and spend their time there.
How do VOD platforms compete for viewers' attention? What
opportunities arise for brands to effectively utilize this attention?
What is the anatomy of perfect 2 advertising seconds? And how
to craft structured content viewers can spend hours with? What
other distribution models do leading players rely on?
This event will present case studies, data, and predictions on a
panel that will connect leaders of significant VOD platforms,
marketing experts, and creators. Followed by Q&A and networking.
See KVIFF.TV website for more details on speakers and discussed topics.
This event is in Czech without translation.
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13:00 – 16:30 CET
What themes and changes are driving the Czech film industry? This event, organised in partnership with Audiovisual Producers' Association and
Czech Film Fund, provides a platform for leading Czech film associations, state institutions and key industry players to engage in short presentations,
interviews and discussions that will offer a quick and comprehensive overview of the current state of the film industry in our country. Hosted by Saša Michaidilis.
Topics & Speakers:
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17:00 – 18:00 CET
Discover a new wave of creativity with KVIFF Talents, presented for the second time by the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Join us in supporting bold and dynamic approaches in to cinematography and audiovisual production in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
KVIFF Talents consists of two separate programmes, Feature Pool for feature films at the idea stage and Creative Pool , for audiovisual
works of any format and genre, whether it's a short film, TV series, music video, game concept or beyond. In this session you will be introduced
to six upcoming projects in development.
Interesting for: Producers seeking projects for co-production, funds, co-production markets, production companies.
More on the selected projects & authors here.
KVIFF Talents are organised in partnership with Nadace ČEZ and VOYO.
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10:00 – 12:30 CET
Informal meeting of all Girls in Film. Come to get to know each other, present your projects, and most importantly, discuss what currently delights or troubles us in the audiovisual industry. Networking is an ideal opportunity to meet new collaborators and expand the community, contributing to greater diversity in the local film scene.
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10:00 – 12:00 CET
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has partnered closely with the MIDPOINT Institute as well as When East Meets West co-production market and Trieste Film Festival for years.
In this edition, alongside the presentation of nine future length projects ready for co-production, there will also be four projects from the MIDPOINT – Intensive Queer
This initiative is dedicated to promoting diversity in storytelling and offering support to filmmakers who explore queer narratives.
For the first time, Karlovy Vary IFF will host the Eurimages Co-production Development Award of 20,000 EUR for one of the projects in development presented within KVIFF Eastern Promises. Traditionally, the best project receives the Works in Development Award of 10,000 EUR.
Interesting for: Producers seeking projects for co-production, funds, co-production markets, production companies.
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14:00 – 17:30 CET
Producers and directors of selected feature and documentary films from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans,
the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa will present projects that will officially premiere after KVIFF.
The projects are currently in the late production or post-production stage and are looking for additional financing, co-production
partners, post-production, international sales and premiere screenings. The most promising projects are awarded by the international
jury with service packages and cash prizes that allow them to finish the films. Presented projects are often selected for upcoming
festivals like Sundance, Toronto, Venice, Rotterdam or Berlinale.
Interesting for: Sales agents, distributors, festival representatives, post-production co-producers.
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12:15 – 13:00 CET
For the third year in a row, the Audiovisual Producers' Association is introducing independent producers who have significantly contributed to shaping this profession in the Czech audiovisual environment since 1989 into the APA Producers' Hall of Fame. This year, the APA Producers' Hall of Fame will induct Jarmila Poláková, a producer of mostly documentary films from the Film&Sociologie production company. As a tribute, this interview will revolve around her experiences and the beginnings of her producing career in Czech cinema. Event in Czech without translation.
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11:30 – 12:30 CET
Parenting in the film industry – what are the best practices and inspiring examples that parents have experienced during filming or at festivals? Join us to learn how production teams and film events support parents and how to effectively balance work and family life in the world of film. The Pitch.cz hosts Juliana Silvie Kamas, Klára Jůzová and Martin Jůza will discuss with producers Kristýna Michálek Květová and Tomáš Michálek, KVIFF programmer Anna Kořínek, director Marika Pecháčková, cinematographer Tomáš Kotas and actress Beata Kaňoková. Event in Czech without translation.
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13:00 – 14:00 CET
In a rapidly evolving global landscape, the narratives that shape our societies are more critical than ever. This open workshop with Fatih Abay, Diversity & Inclusion Officer of European Film Academy, explores the vital role of underrepresented storytelling in fostering social sustainability. This talk hosted by journalist Marta Balaga (Variety) delves into the transformative power of underrepresented storytelling within the film industry and aims to show that diversity and inclusion should not be seen as an imposed asset but rather as an organic part of various ecosystems of the film landscape. By spotlighting stories from underrepresented communities in regard to ethnicity, LGTBQIA* identity, gender, disability and other diversity and inclusion parameters, we explore how these narratives contribute to a more inclusive, empathetic, and resilient society. This session will delve into the transformative power of diverse narratives in challenging stereotypes, bridging cultural divides, and fostering empathy, and highlight the importance of platforms that amplify underrepresented voices, the impact of diverse stories on social cohesion, and the economic and cultural benefits of a more inclusive narrative film landscape,
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14:30 – 16:00 CET
The mental health challenges in the film industry are not getting smaller, even though the awareness might have ramped up in recent years. How do we approach
production in a healthier way, and how do we as managers and leaders play a proactive role, taking our great responsibility for the production and the people into
consideration throughout the process? The session is led by Sane Cinema’s Louise H. Johansen together with Christine Günther, who runs the transatlantic production
company Fireglory Pictures. In a safe setting, we will build on Christine’s vanguard practices in change-making towards more sustainable production processes, and
there will also be time dedicated to the participants’ own topics and challenges. Organised in partnership with ACE Producers and Audiovisual Producers' Association.
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16:30 – 17:30 CET
How to take advantage of filming to create effective marketing assets? Develop innovative communication elements during production to benefit from multiple creative options, offering potential distributors and sales teams a wide range of possibilities. This talk with Alexandre Bourg and Ninon Benezet, co-founders of French cinema-focussed publicity agency Nice Guys, explores strategies that allow you to promote your film in an exciting way, make audiences sensitive to its storytelling and capture attention at festivals.
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10:00 – 11:30 CET
First Cut+ is a programme created for boosting the competitiveness and marketability of feature films that previously participated in First Cut Lab.
The programme was launched in 2020 through close cooperation with two dynamic & well-established film industry platforms: Trieste’s When East Meets
West and Karlovy Vary IFF’s Eastern Promises Industry Days. Each year, it promotes a portfolio of 16 fiction feature films at the stage of post-production
– eight of them are now presented in Karlovy Vary.
Interesting for: Sales agents, distributors, festival representatives, post-production co-producers.
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13:30 – 17:00 CET
Explore the latest worldwide industry trends and key issues shaping its direction. Engage with international speakers, insightful presentations and exclusive interviews. This part of the conference offers valuable insights into your daily work and inspiring new approaches from around the world. Hosted by Diana Lodderhose, Deadline.
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18:00 – 19:00 CET
Join us to celebrate the winners of KVIFF Eastern Promises. The juries of each category will announce the winners on the main stage of the Imperial Spa and present them with cash prizes and service packages for their further development or completion.
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10:00 - 11:00 CET
European-Asian co-productions are still a very promising new frontier for producers. Yet navigating this landscape is complex for many reasons. The Euro-Asian producers association Bridging the Dragon, in collaboration with KVIFF, will host a panel discussing opportunities and challenges of this collaboration. Using "Pierce," a coproduction between Taiwan, Singapore, and Poland, as a case study, this event will invite producers Sam Chua Weishi (Singapore), Patrick Mao Huang (Taiwan), Izabela Igel (Poland) and Erika Lin, a representative from Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) to analyze for the audience the concrete difficulties and benefits of such projects.
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11:30 - 12:30 CET
This session led by innovative Canadian/European content curation and licensing agent lawyer and author Wendy L. Bernfeld (Rights Stuff) explores the shifting landscape and opportunities, including for library titles
- with various alternative platforms: Competitors (telecom, cable, OTT) and Complementary (niche, genre specific) platform buyers – those who also buy and/or fund, but
who are lesser known. Pragmatics are also canvassed, including rights, windows, business models, how to reach these platform buyers (DIY, middlepersons and ‘’hybrid’’
distribution angles).
With kind support of Creative Europe – CZ Desk.
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13:00 - 14:00 CET
How does the transformation into the Czech Audiovisual Fund fit in with the digitisation of the state administration? In the PORT. Helena Bezděk Fraňková, Director of the Czech Film Fund, and SimBit Managing Director Tomáš Láhner will present what the near future will look like for all applicants and payers to the Audiovisual Fund. Event in Czech without translation.
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16:30 - 17:30 CET
How to successfully adapt a book into a screenplay or write a book based on a screenplay? A practical workshop with Petra Diestlerová, Program Director at Euromedia Publishing House and translator, and successful writer and screenwriter Pavel Kosatík (Hovory s TGM, České století, biographies of many Czech personalities). Event in Czech without translation.
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16:30 - 17:30 CET
The Film Distribution Innovation Hub will be a dedicated space where various innovative tools with a clear and potential application for independent film distributors will be presented by the representatives of tech companies to provide potential support to distributors’ work. The public showcase will include different innovative digital tools, such as Greta & Starks, LuckyTime, Publicum, and Movie Chainer, which all respond to various tasks and activities handled by independent film distributors for the release and promotion of European and international titles. Hosted by Michael Gubbins.
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One-on-One meetings with the KVIFF Eastern Promises 2024 projects filmmakers as well as the meetings with the Czech Film Fund Council and respresentatives of
the Asian co-production funds will take place on Monday, July 1 and Tuesday, July 2 in the following time slots.
All the meetings take place in Imperial Spa (Kaiserbad) – follow the navigation system on site or ask our One-on-One coordinator.
Booking your meetings will be available on the b.square platform – accredited Industry guests will receive their access instructions in time.
If you have any One-on-One-related questions, please contact us at [email protected].
Learn more about their work from directors, actors, and other filmmakers who present their work at the festival. Unless indicated otherwise, the meetings take place in English, are not translated, and do not require a ticket or accreditation.
The program of 58th KVIFF will feature the following industry personalities:
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