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Allwyn is a proud partner of the Future Frames programme, part of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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Allwyn is proud to partner with European Film Promotion to support the Future Frames programme – part of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – to elevate and empower emerging directorial talent from across Europe.
The 2024 Future Frames programme took place at the 58thKarlovy Vary International Film Festival from 28 June to 6 July 2024.
Find out more about the 58thKVIFF programme here
Since 2023, Allwyn has partnered with Future Frames to sponsor a month-long scholarship to Los Angeles for one director each year to learn from the best in the film industry, with a dedicated programme of mentoring, shadowing and training.
The Future Frames programme, established in cooperation with the European Film Promotion, is an integral part of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). Future Frames: Generation Next of European cinema, is dedicated to launching the careers of European directors, giving talented emerging directors a chance to learn from the industry’s top established figures.
Since 2015, Future Frames selects ten European film school students and graduates each year who have been recommended by member organizations of European Film Promotion to present their short and medium-length films to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival audiences.
The participating filmmakers are also treated to a specially tailored mentoring programme that includes training, networking, and promotion. One selected participant is given the chance to go on a special study trip to Los Angeles, sponsored by Allwyn.
Allwyn proudly introduced the second Future Frames award ceremony in 2024 as part of its ongoing partnership
At this year’s ceremony, Allwyn announced William Sehested Høeg of Denmark as the second Future Frames programme participant at KVIFF to receive a month-long scholarship to Los Angeles
“It is a true privilege to receive this year’s scholarship, and I am deeply grateful to KVIFF, EFP and Allwyn for this incredible opportunity. I have learnt so much from taking part in Future Frames, from established figures in the film industry and from my fellow participants. I cannot wait to build on this invaluable learning experience in Los Angeles."
Wiliam Høeg
The Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe.
It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals, a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Among filmmakers, buyers, distributors, sales agents, and journalists, KVIFF is considered the most important event in all of Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the major social events in the Czech Republic, on a par with the prestige of the Oscars and Cannes, held in the beautiful spa city of Karlovy Vary.
Every year, the festival presents some 200 films from around the world, and regularly hosts famous and important filmmakers.
The Karlovy Vary festival is intended for both film professionals and the general public, and offers visitors a carefully designed programme, excellent facilities and a broad range of other services. Every year, it presents some 200 films from around the world, many of them as world, international, or European premieres. While others make it into Czech or foreign distribution, onto television, or into other festivals thanks in part to their screening at Karlovy Vary.
