KVIFF Industry Days 2024 including the Works in Progress, Works in Development – KVIFF Talents, Works in Development – Feature Launch & Intensive Queer, First Cut+ Works in Progress project presentations will take place during the festival in Karlovy Vary, from Sunday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 3.

Smaller workshops and discussions will run concurrently on a separate stage during our Industry Days from Sunday 30 June to Tuesday 2 July. The programme of additional parallel industry events will be updated in June.

Events are in English unless stated otherwise. Schedule subject to change.

Sunday, June 30

13:00 – 16:30 CET
Czech Film Industry Forum
Imperial Spa (Lázně I) Atrium

What themes and changes are driving Czech Industry? This panel provides a platform for leading Czech film associations, state institutions or key industry players to engage in short presentations, interviews and discussions. We will present renowned guests, speakers and topics from the Czech and Slovak film industry in the course of the month of June. We believe that through discussions and lectures we will offer a good overview of the current state of the film industry in our country.

This event is in Czech without translation.

17:00 – 18:00 CET
Works in Development – KVIFF Talents
Imperial Spa (Lázně I) Atrium

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, TVseries, music video, game concept or beyond. In this session you will be introduced to six upcoming projects in the proposal stage.

Interesting for: Producers seeking projects for co-production, funds, co-production markets, production companies.
One-on-one meetings will take place on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1 at Imperial Spa – specific times to be announced soon.

Monday, July 1

10:00 – 12:30 CET
Works in Development – Feature Launch & Intensive Queer
Imperial Spa (Lázně I) Atrium

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 their Eastern Promises Industry Days. 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.
One-on-one meetings will take place on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1 at Imperial Spa – specific times to be announced soon.

14:00 – 17:00 CET
Works in Progress
Imperial Spa (Lázně I) Atrium

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.
One-on-one meetings will take place on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1 at Imperial Spa – specific times to be announced soon.

Tuesday, July 2

10:00 – 11:30 CET
First Cut+ Works in Progress
Imperial Spa (Lázně I) Atrium

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. The most promising projects are awarded by the international jury with service packages and cash prizes that allow them to finish the films.

Interesting for: Sales agents, distributors, festival representatives, post-production co-producers.
One-on-one meetings will take place on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1 at Imperial Spa – specific times to be announced soon.

13:00 – 17:00 CET
International Film Industry Forum
Imperial Spa (Lázně I) Atrium

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 inspires new approaches from around the world.

Topics and individual speakers will be revealed during the month of June

17:30 – 18:30 CET
Award Ceremony – KVIFF Eastern Promises
Imperial Spa (Lázně I) Atrium

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. Cash prizes and service packages will be used to realise or complete the best audiovisual works presented this year.