The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is hitting its sixtieth edition this July. Set in a Czech spa town famous for its pastel-painted nineteenth-century buildings, the festival sits strategically between Cannes and Venice in the summer festival calendar. According to Variety, director Karel Och is emphasizing this year's cinematic ambitions with a focus on supporting regional filmmakers across Europe.

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