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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Karlovy Vary Reveals 2025 Festival Winners, with Films from Iran, Czech Republic, and More
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival announced its winners on July 12 during its closing ceremony. More than 128,000 tickets were sold for 465 screenings of 108 features, 23 documentaries, and 44 shorts. The festival is key in the year's film circuit, nestled between Cannes and Venice. The 59th outing, held from July 4-12, gave out its top honor, the Grand Prix — Crystal Globe, to director Miro Remo's 'Better Go Mad in the Wild' from Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. The filmmakers — producers included — received $25,000. More from IndieWire 'Practical Magic 2' - Everything We Know So Far James Gunn Cast Bradley Cooper for 'Superman' Cameo Because He 'Could Walk in the Footsteps' of Brando 'A funny valentine to the fading art of being true to yourself, Miro Remo's delightfully inventive documentary is a portrait of bickering twin brothers who may live a weird, off-grid life on their dilapidated farm but who, in a world as mad as ours, actually might be the sanest people on earth,' the Crystal Globe jury, which consisted of Nicolas Celis, Babak Jalali, Jessica Kiang, Jiří Mádl, and Tuva Novotny, wrote in a statement that the film. 'In the lifestyle it portrays but also in the filmmaking risks it takes and the raucously loving brotherhood it admires, 'Better Go Mad in the Wild' feels like a gulp of fresh, woody air, or a quick dip in an outdoor pond, or a moment of contemplation as a cow chews on your beard. In short, it feels like being free.' A Special Jury Prize, which came with a $15,000 prize, was awarded to Iran's 'Bidad,' directed by Soheil Beiraghi. 'Mirroring the bravery it takes to make such a film in Iran, writer-director Soheil Beiraghi's 'Bidad' is just as courageous in its constantly unexpected narrative turns, as it careens through different genre terrains as energetically as it rolls through the different suburbs of Tehran,' the jury wrote. 'Morphing from social-injustice thriller into family melodrama into a triumph-over-adversity arc, it is most striking as a gonzo lovers-on-the-run romance, shot through with punk energy and spiky personality that ends on an ambivalent yet optimistic note — because where there's this much life, there's hope.' The Best Director Awards went to Vytautas Katkus for 'The Visitor' from Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden, and Nathan Ambrosioni for 'Out of Love' from France. Pia Tjelta won Best Actress for Norway's 'Don't Call Me Mama,' directed by Nina Knag, while Àlex Brendemühl won Best Actor for Spain's 'When a River Becomes the Sea,' directed by Pere Vilà Barceló. Kateřina Falbrová's role in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic film 'Broken Voices' was given a Special Jury Mention. The Právo Audience Award was given to 'We've Got to Frame It! (a conversation with Jiří Bartoška in July 21),' directed by Milan Kuchynka and Jakub Jurásek from the Czech Republic. For Karlovy Vary's Proxima competition, the jury consisted of Yulia Evina Bhara, Noaz Deshe, Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias, and Marissa Frobes. The Proxima Grand Prix, worth $15,000, was given to 'Sand City' from Bangladesh, directed by Mahde Hasan. Wrote the jury, 'A realm unknown, where architecture breathes and silence screams. Time drips sideways in this fractured hourglass, and color spills like memory. In 'Sand City,' cinema becomes a trembling map of the strange, abandoned, and intimate at the edge of sense.' They also awarded a Special Jury Prize worth $10,000 to Colombia's 'Forensics.' 'For years, streaming giants have commodified Latin American stories of violence and have transformed them into consumable drama,' their assessment wrote. 'Colombia and Mexico have become epicenters in a cynical economy built on pain, death, and disappearance. That's why we honor cinema that resists — small, imperfect, but brave. Films that decolonize the gaze and propose new paradigms, because the old ones justify colonial narratives and systems of exclusion, whose consequences are bodies silenced, erased, and disappeared into the void of war — never to return. This award goes to a film that carries forward the tradition of swimming against the current of globalized violence — with truth, with ethics, and above all, with poetry.' The judges gave a special menton to 'Before / After,' directed by Manoël Dupont from Belgium, writing, 'Sometimes a film comes along that surprises you — not with spectacle, but with honesty. 'Before / After' is one of those rare stories: simple, odd, and deeply human. What begins the dream of a hair transplant in Turkey becomes a tender road movie and a fleeting love story without labels. We celebrate its warmth, its humility with a voice that makes us laugh and feel.' The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution was given to storied Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård. Jiří Brožek won the Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography. Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson, and Peter Sarsgaard were honored with the Festival President's Award. 'This looks like Disneyland. It's crazy here. It's so beautiful,' Johnson told reporters last week. 'And I just couldn't feel more grateful.' The Ecumenical Jury Awards' Grand Prize went to 'Rebuilding,' United States, directed by Max Walker Silverman, and the jury's Commendation went to 'Cinema Jazireh,' Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria, and Romania, directed by Gözde Kural. The Europa Cinemas Label Award jury chose for its prize 'Broken Voices,' from the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, directed by Ondřej Provazník. The FIPRESCI Awards, which chose the best films in both the Crystal Globe and Proxima competitions, were decided by Helen Barlow, Ela Bittencourt, Bitopan Borborah, Patrick Fey, Lukáš Jirsa, and Christos Skyllakos. This year they chose 'Out of Love,' directed by Nathan Ambrosioni from France, and 'Before/After,' from Belgium, directed by Manoël Dupont. Other awards included the KVIFF Eastern Promises winners, which awarded a Midpoint Development Award to David Gašo's 'History of Illness' from Croatia. The Eurimages Co-Production Development Awards went to 'Battalion Records' from Romania and director Ștefan Bîtu-Tudoran and 'In Vacuo,' from Ukraine/Germany and director Yelizaveta Smith. The Connecting Cottbus Award went to Poland's 'RadioAmator,' directed by Tomasz Habowski. The Rotterdam Lab Award was given to 'Restless' producer Ondřej Lukeš of Czech Republic. The Marché du Film Producers Network Award was given to 'Soyboy' producer Michelle Brøndum Hauerbach of Great Britain and producer Genovéva Petrovits for Hungary, Czech Republic, and Germany's 'Democracy: Work in Progress.' KVIFF also picked six from a submitted 200 projects — three film and three television series concepts — for its Works in Development programs, which provides Czech creators to get their projects in front of professionals. Winners included director/animator Daria Kascheeva for 'Nameless,' director Tomáš Klein for 'Spirit Moose,' director Greta Stocklassa 'Burnout,' director/animator Philippe Kastner for 'Mould,' director Dužan Duong for 'Lost Boys,' and director Kateřina Letáková for 'Remake.' KVIFF also honored director István Kovács' 'A Siege' from Hungary, a presentation to a guest project from a Hungarian counterpart program. The 60th Karlovy Vary IFF is set for July 3-11, 2026. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
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Notice of the General Meeting of GEVORKYAN, a.s.
Vlkanová, Slovak Republic--(Newsfile Corp. - May 14, 2025) - The Board of Directors of the joint stock company GEVORKYAN, a.s., with its registered office at Továrenská 504, Vlkanová 976 31, Slovak Republic, ID No. 36 017 205, registered in the Commercial Register of the District Court Banská Bystrica, Section: Sa, File No. 1232/S (the "Company"), hereby notifies the Company's shareholders that a Company's Annual General Meeting (the "General Meeting") will be held on 20 June 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at: Žižkova 7803/9, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. The agenda of the General Meeting will be as follows: Opening of the General Meeting, election of the General Meeting bodies; Discussing the report of the Company's Board of Directors on the Company's business activities for the year 2024 and on the state of the Company's assets; Acquainting the shareholders with the opinion of the Company's Supervisory Board on the Company's 2024 annual individual financial statements, the Company's 2024 annual report, and the proposal for the distribution of the Company's 2024 profit; Discussing and approving the Company's 2024 annual individual financial statements and the Company's 2024 annual report; Discussing and approving the distribution of the Company's 2024 profit; Discussing and approving the Company's auditor for the year 2025; Discussing and approving the report of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 204a(5) of the Commercial Code; Approving the increase of the Company's registered capital; Approving the authorization of the Board of Directors to increase the registered capital of the Company; Approving the change of the Company's Articles of Association*; Closing. * The draft amendments to the Company's Articles of Association are available for inspection at the Company's registered office and are also published on the Company's website at the following link: For more information, please visit the Company's website Contact:Andrej Bátovský To view the source version of this press release, please visit Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
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PCAOB and Slovak UDVA boost cooperation in audit oversight
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has formalised a statement of protocol with the Auditing Oversight Authority of the Slovak Republic (UDVA). Effective since 5 May 2025, the initiative aims to bolster cooperation in the supervisory oversight of auditors and public accounting companies under both regulators' jurisdictions. PCAOB chair Erica Williams stated: 'Today's agreement is just the latest successful example of the PCAOB working around the globe to protect investors in US markets.' The PCAOB, established by Congress, is tasked with overseeing audits of public companies to protect investors and ensure the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also supervises the audits of brokers and dealers, including compliance reports filed under federal securities laws. The development follows a proposal supported by Republican legislators to dissolve the PCAOB, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Endorsed by the Trump administration, the move aims to transfer PCAOB responsibilities to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The House Financial Services Committee approved the measure in a 30 to 22 party-line decision. The committee also supported legislation to reduce funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. These measures are part of a larger federal budget bill awaiting a vote in the House. Recent changes in White House leadership have led to shifts in PCAOB's management, reflecting ongoing political influences. Critics argue that the PCAOB imposes unnecessary costs and duplicates SEC functions. In response to evolving needs, the PCAOB recently released enhanced datasets related to its inspection reports, providing stakeholders with improved access to detailed audit information. These datasets, available in machine-readable formats such as CSV, XML and JSON, cover PCAOB inspection reports' Part I.A and Part I.B. They include information dating back to 2018 for annually inspected companies and 2019 for those that are triennially inspected firms, facilitating analysis across various platforms. "PCAOB and Slovak UDVA boost cooperation in audit oversight " was originally created and published by The Accountant, a GlobalData owned brand.
