The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is gearing up to celebrate the venerable Czech fest’s past and, at the same time, guide it into its future.
One design change symbolizing this connection between what has come before and what lies ahead is the redesign of an iconic KVIFF space. “For this and future editions, the Karlovy Vary festival is redesigning the area around the entrance to the Hotel Thermal’s Grand Hall with a new architectural design that will allow audiences to more intensely experience and share in the festival atmosphere during the festival’s opening and closing ceremonies, as well as at festival screenings,” organizers explain. “Guest arrivals with live commentary will bring the festival action closer to visitors and add interesting behind-the-scenes observations.”
At the heart of the update is an extension of the red carpet.
Petr Lintimer, the member of the KVIFF leadership troika who serves as the fest’s head of production, tells THR: “We are going to have the largest and biggest red carpet [in our history], and it will be cooler. You can walk the red carpet like in Cannes or in Venice. It will be about three times bigger than it has been in the last 20 years.”
