KVIFF Review: Crystal Globe Winner ‘Fruit Gathering’ Is a Beguiling Portrait of Femininity in Contemporary Myanmar
The feature debut from Burmese writer/director Aung Phyoe, Fruit Gathering threads an intricate combination of characterization and cultural insight that culminates in a work wholly mesmerizing in its delicate subtleties.
KVIFF 2026 Review: ‘The Guest’ Is an Arresting Debut Feature About the Queasy Crossroads of Family Life
Danish filmmaker Mads Mengel’s directorial debut is in deep communication with many familiar chamberpiece family dramas that have come before it, while also confronting unexplored and emotional facets of family life that feel fresh and pertinent within the contemporary.
KVIFF 2026 Review: ‘Only Beautiful Things to Look At’ Reflects on the Challenges of Female Autonomy During the Socialist Era
Ivan Ostrochovský’s newest movie concentrates on the methods with which Roma women were coerced into sterilization procedures during the country’s Communist era and features an impressive acting debut from Simona Boledovičová.
KVIFF 2026 Review: ‘3 Weeks After’ Is a Hypnotic, Merciless Examination of Contemporary Youth Culture
The third feature from Serbian filmmaker Miroslav Terzić, which just debuted in the Crystal Globe competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 3 Weeks After takes a piercing look at today’s youth culture and the forces that have allowed it to become so… Hopeless for what is to come.
KVIFF 2026 Review: ‘Chica Checa’ Is a Commercial Crowd-pleaser About Letting Go of the Past
Overly sentimental yet at times uproarious, Czech writer/director Šimon Holý’s Crystal Globe contender might feel a bit too lighthearted throughout its runtime, but it successfully delivers an unambiguous statement about the freedom that comes with beginning a new chapter in life.