The First Year

Dec 4, 2006 — A companion piece to Grey Gardens, this documentary stands on its own as a portrait of two women creatively passing the time as Rome burns.

Jan 15, 1996 — If Akira Kurosawa is the John Ford of Japanese samurai dramas, then director Kihachi Okamoto—a specialist in action films, with a particulat accent on violence and raw characterizations—is the samurai film’s Sam Fuller.

Jul 6, 2026 — Karlovy Vary hosts the world premiere of a new restoration of the Czech director’s 1988 tragicomedy.

Feb 9, 2026 — Films from South Africa, Bangladesh, France, and Georgia are among this year’s winners.

Feb 6, 2026 — There’s an AI-driven reconstruction of The Magnificent Ambersons underway, a restoration of Michael Almereyda’s Nadia in theaters—and more.

May 2, 2025 — Audiences carry on flocking to Sinners, but few have seen either version of The Comeback Trail.

Mar 13, 2025 — Top prizes in the narrative and documentary feature competitions go to Amy Wang and Benjamin Flaherty.

Dec 9, 2024 — The festival is making more than seventy films and artworks freely accessible worldwide through December 30.

Oct 30, 2024 — The filmmaker struggled to emerge from the long shadow of one of the world’s most famous artists.

Jun 7, 2024 — Standouts this week include conversations with Bridgett M. Davis and Nan Goldin and essays on Nobuhiko Obayashi and Paul Schrader.