KVIFF Promises, part of the industry program of Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, has unveiled the works-in-progress projects from Central Europe selected for the KVIFF Central Stage showcase, as well as the books selected for the first edition of Book-to-Screen at KVIFF, a showcase for books seeking film adaptation deals.
The 11 upcoming films selected for KVIFF Central Stage are directed by established filmmakers with extensive festival pedigrees, including Nicolas Steiner, Antonio Lukich, Olga Chajdas and Cristina Groșan.
These films in the making, seeking co-production, financing, sales, distribution and festival opportunities, will be showcased during an interactive talk show on the Film Industry Main Stage on July 6.
The festival also unveiled the eight literary works selected for Book-to-Screen at KVIFF, a new showcase that seeks to create a market for film adaptation rights to original IPs from Central and Eastern Europe and strengthen cooperation between the film and publishing industries. The books, selected by an international jury, will be presented to producers in a talk show moderated by Niki Théron of the Frankfurt Book Fair on July 7.
In total, this year’s KVIFF Promises will present 38 projects across five programs to producers, sales companies, distributors, festival programmers and other professionals seeking emerging films or works available for adaptation: 11 feature films in KVIFF Central Stage, nine treatments in Works in Development – Feature Launch and four in Works in Development – Focus Queer, six feature film or series projects in KVIFF Talents and eight original literary IPs in Book-to-Screen at KVIFF.
