A Qualified Plumber, Colombia and More: Karlovy Vary Has Lined Up Several Firsts for Its 60th Edition

You are never too old to experience a first! Even if you are the world’s second-oldest film festival, behind the Venice Film Festival.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) celebrates its 60th edition in its 80th year from July 3 through July 11 this year, and it will do so with Hollywood stars in attendance and new film discoveries. The Czech festival has, over the decades, hosted all sorts of movies and celebrities.

But it will nonetheless get to revel in some debuts and firsts during its 2026 double anniversary edition beyond all its film premieres.

Here is a quick look at the first-evers set for KVIFF 2026.

First Film From Myanmar