56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Opening filmSuperheroes by Paolo Genovese
Closing filmThree Thousand Years of Longing by George Miller
LocationKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Founded1946
AwardsCrystal Globe: Summer with Hope by Sadaf Foroughi
No. of films170
Festival dateJuly 1–9, 2022
Websitewww.kviff.com/en/homepage
KVIFF chronology

The 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from July 1 to 9, 2022, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.[1]

A total of 170 films were presented at the festival, including twenty-seven world premieres, three international and three European premieres.[2] Canadian-Iranian co-produced film Summer with Hope won the Crystal Globe.[3] The festival paid tributes to Czech actors Eva Zaoralová, Bolek Polívka and composer Zdeněk Liška.[4]

  1. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (July 1, 2022). "Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival Heats Up With Opening Night Gala & Paolo Genovese's Relationship Drama 'Superheroes'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (May 31, 2022). "Karlovy Vary Film Festival Lineup Features 27 World Premieres, Three International Premieres". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Pond, Steve (July 9, 2022). "'Summer With Hope,' 'Word' Win Top Prizes at Karlovy Vary Film Festival". TheWrap. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2022 Announces Full Programme". Film New Europe. June 20, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.