ˌfest
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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The 2025 edition of the Karlovy Vary fest, which has a reputation as Central Europe’s largest cinema party, had opened with the presentation of KVIFF President’s Awards to Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps, a film about late long-time KVIFF president Jiří Bartoška, and a concert by U.K. act La Roux.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
The festival has also faced a crisis in recent years due to the successive closure of movie theaters alongside the famed Champs Elysée Avenue and rising competition from other fests such as Deauville, which are courting French and American talent and movies.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 July 2025
The film will open the fest, which takes place from October 8 to 19.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Dracula by Romanian director Radu Jude will get its world premiere as part of the Swiss fest’s competition program, while Duwayne Dunham (Return of the Jedi, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet) will bring the debut of Legend of the Happy Worker, executive produced by Lynch, to the out-of-competition lineup.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
The festival has also faced a crisis in recent years due to the successive closure of movie theaters alongside the famed Champs Elysée Avenue and rising competition from other fests such as Deauville, which are courting French and American talent and movies.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 July 2025
The film will open the fest, which takes place from October 8 to 19.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Dracula by Romanian director Radu Jude will get its world premiere as part of the Swiss fest’s competition program, while Duwayne Dunham (Return of the Jedi, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet) will bring the debut of Legend of the Happy Worker, executive produced by Lynch, to the out-of-competition lineup.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
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The film screened at over 90 festivals, received 17 awards, and is currently featured on The New Yorker Screening Room and the Criterion Channel.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The duo took the festival’s stage just before Kneecap, another band that has been outspoken in its support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Hamas.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fest. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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