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“Her Body” is a new live-action drama feature, directed by Natálie Císařovská, starring Natalia Germani, Denisa Baresova, Cyril Dobryu, Zuzana Maurery and Martin Finger, releasing December 20, 2024 on VOD, digital and as part of the streaming subscription service Film Movement Plus:

“…professional Czech high diver ‘Andrea Absolonová’ sees her ‘Olympic’ dreams shattered when she suffers a devastating injury while training.

“Forced to leave the sport she loves, Andrea follows a photographer friend of hers into the world of nude modeling, ultimately reinventing herself as adult actress ‘Lea De Mae’ and performing in over 80 porn films.”

“She died from brain cancer at the age of 27.’

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The Chambermaid Trailer — Mariana Cengel-Solcanská‘s The Chambermaid / Sluzka (2022) movie trailer has been released. The Chambermaid trailer stars Dana Droppová, Radka Caldová, Vica Kerekes, Zuzana Mauréry, and Anna Geislerová. Crew Mariana Cengel-Solcanská and Hana Lasicová wrote the screenplay for The Chambermaid. “Produced by Radka Babincova and Simona Móciková.” Plot Synopsis The Chambermaid‘s plot synopsis: “Just before [...]

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"Your secret will remain yours." Screen Daily has revealed the first official trailer for The Chambermaid, a historical drama from a Slovakian filmmaker that is premiering this week in Estonia. It's world premiering at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) which is underway right now. Originally titled Slúžka in Slovakian, the film is described as "a touching romantic melodrama about 15-year-old Anka and wealthy-born Res who is exactly her age, but at the other end of the social ladder." It's a historic story about two female lovers, remaining secret in a world of men, until their lives are torn apart by the chaos of war. "They both realise that they have found a soulmate in each other – like in many world literature classics. The two of them become best friends and lovers, but a tragedy strikes them during World War I." The Chambermaid stars Dana Droppová, Radka Caldová,...

Rupert Everett’s The Happy Prince and Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Unga Astrid picked for Berlinale Special.

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Five more films have joined the main lieups of the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 15 - 25). A further six films have been selected for the programme of the Berlinale Special.

Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane will get an out of competition world premiere. It stars Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah and Juno Temple and was reportedly shot on iPhone.

Also premiering out of competition is José Padilha’s true story thriller 7 Days In Entebbe, starring Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl and Eddie Marsan.

New films from Lav Diaz and Alonso Ruizpalacios will play in competition.

Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde biopic The Happy Prince and Becoming Astrid by Pernille Fischer Christensen have been added to the Berlinale Special Gala section.

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Presented by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles, Czech That Film festival (Ctf) in Los Angeles is now in its 6th edition and is bringing an exciting mix of films to the city this spring, and will be followed by a new traveling film series.

15 venues across North America will screen a wide selection of critically acclaimed films from poignant dramas to unique animation as part this year’s Czech That Film.

Pavol Šepeľák, Consul General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles explained, “C.S. Lewis said that art is something of a “window” into worlds unseen. The films that you will see during this edition of the festival are exactly that: “windows” to times and places that are out of reach, yet so significant for better understanding our daily lives. We would like to thank and honor the talented Czech directors...

Hungarian drama won best film and best actor, while Czech features also saw success.

Szabolcs Hajdu’s Hungarian drama It’s Not the Time Of My Life was the major winner at the 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, which handed out its awards on Saturday night (July 9).

The film took the Crystal Globe for best feature film, which comes with a $25,000 prize, as well as best actor for director Hajdu, who also stars.

Ivan Terdovskiy’s surreal drama Zoology took the special jury prize, while Slovenian director Damjan Kozole took best director for his dark thriller Nightlife. Two Czech features also triumphed: Zuzana Mauréry won best actress for her performance in Jan Hrebejk’s school comedy The Teacher, and the final feature of the late Jan Nemec, who passed away in March this year, The Wolf From Royal Vineyard Street, received a special mention.

A further special mention went to Catalin Mitulescu’s Romanian-Swedish-Italian...

The winners for the 51st annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Awards were announced on Saturday night.

Hungarian director Szabolcs Hajdu’s “It’s Not the Time of My Life” took home the Grand Prix Crystal Globe prize and a $25,000 cash award. The helmer, who also stars in the film, was also awarded the best actor award for his role. The movie follows two families that happen to temporarily share an unusual apartment.

The Special Jury Prize and the $15,000 cash prize was given to “Zoology.” Directed by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy, the feature follows a disillusioned middle-aged woman who grows a tail and embarks on a thrilling new romance before reality catches up with her.

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Damjan Kozole won the best director award for “Nightlife,” which tells the story of a wealthy couple that changed by a sudden accident.

Szabolcs Hajdu receives Crystal Globe for It's Not The Time Of My Life. Photo: Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary The top prize of the Grand Prix Crystal Globe has been won by Szabolcs Hajdu's It's Not the Time of My Life (Ernelláék Farkaséknál) at the awards ceremony which concluded the 51st edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

The film by the White Palms director, which also wins a $25,000 prize to be shared between the director and producer, is an intimate study of two families thrown together by circumstance who temporarily share an unusual apartment. It was a particularly good night for Hajdu who also took home the Best Actor award for his role in the film.

A Special Jury Price was given to Ivan I Tverdovskiy's Russian/French/German co-production Zoology (Zoologiya) about a woman who's life is thrown upside down when she discovers she has grown a tail.