Future Frames 2022: Generation NEXT! of European Cinema

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Alissa Simon Film CriticFuture Frames is a next generation showcase comprised of short works by students and recent graduates of European film schools, curated by the Karlovy Vary Fest in cooperation with European Film Promotion.

The selected directors and their films will be introduced on-site to Karlovy Vary audiences. American indie director Tim Sutton (whose new film “Taurus” screens in the festival program) will mentor the group and teach a masterclass.Angelika Abramovitch “Catcave Hysteria” Stockholm University of the Arts Sweden Before entering film school, Abramovitch directed music videos, commercials and art films in London. “Catcave Hysteria,” her graduation work, is an audacious drama set over the course of one night in a nightclub’s ladies’ toilet. Alica Bednáriková “Liquid Bread” Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava Slovak Republic A poet and short story writer as well as a director, Bednáriková’s humorous but bittersweet, multi-layered and perfectly modulated story of a dysfunctional family was also a selection of the 2022 Cannes La Cinef.Magdalena Chmielewska “Lullaby” Filmakademie Wien Austria Chmielewska is a prize-winning Polish-born film director based in Vienna, with years of experience in contemporary dance that complement her methods of working with actors.

She won the Marcel Ophuls prize with “Lullaby” and is currently developing her first feature.Maciej Jankowski “Fruits and Vegetables” Polish National School of Film, Television and Theater, Lodz Poland Jankowski’s tragi-comic drama “Fruits and Vegetables” was the only Polish production shortlisted for the Yugo BAFTA Student Film Award.

His earlier shorts include “We Get Along Beautiful” (2016) and “Broken Head” (2020).Nicolai G. H. Johansen “.