55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Opening filmZátopek by David Ondříček
Closing filmThe Nest by Sean Durkin
LocationKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Founded1946
AwardsCrystal Globe: As Far as I Can Walk by Stefan Arsenijević
No. of films144
Festival dateAugust 20–28, 2021
Websitewww.kviff.com/en/homepage
KVIFF chronology

The 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from August 20 to August 28, 2021, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.[1]

A total of 144 films were presented at the festival, including 29 world premieres, twelve international and two European premieres.[2] Serbian-French-Luxembourgish-Bulgarian-Lithuanian co-produced film As Far as I Can Walk won the Crystal Globe.[3] The festival paid tributes to Jan Svěrák and Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation.[4]

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  2. ^ Grater, Tom (June 29, 2021). "Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils 2021 Line-Up, Including 32 Premieres & Tribute Program To Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Tizard, Will (August 28, 2021). "'As Far as I Can Walk' Takes Top Prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Dalton, Ben (August 10, 2021). "Karlovy Vary film festival to honour Johnny Depp, Michael Caine, Jan Sverak". Screendaily. Retrieved September 20, 2021.