58th Karlovy Vary to turn spotlight on Kafka and cinema

Photo: Vít Šimánek, ČTK

The first details about this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have just been revealed. The 58th edition of the region’s biggest cinema event will feature a special section dedicated to Franz Kafka, while its visual identity will reflect the Brutalist hotel at the centre of the festival.

Cameras whirred as Karlovy Vary festival president Jiří Bartoška and designer Aleš Najbrt pulled back a sheet to reveal the visual identity of the 58th edition in Prague on Tuesday morning.

The main image comprises three circles and a square making up a number 58.

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Author: Ian Willoughby