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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Guide (28 June-6 July 2013)

25.05.2013

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Are you planning to come to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival? We offer you this guide to the film festival to help you plan your stay during the KVIFF.

Films and showings

Information on films selected for the festival programme has been published continually since March. All films will be introduced on the website www.kviff.com by mid-June, along with a complete catalogue and programme
You can put together your own film selection already before you leave for the festival, with the help of the option „Můj program“, (My programme) which you can use in the pre-sale and box offices, and also to figure out how to make it all
The Festival offers its visitors several options for acquiring film tickets
The Festival visitors decide on the Audience Award by voting after every showing by the exit from the projection room
The films presented at the festival are provided with English and Czech subtitles. When this is not the case in exceptional cases, such films are marked in the programme brochure and programme poster
Possible programme changes, added or cancelled showings will be announced to the public on an ongoing basis through the festival TV channel, newspaper, box offices, information panels (by the main box office and press centre), on the website and social networks
The project of Cinema without barriers has been taking place as part of the KVIFF for several years. The purpose of the project is to make the visit to the festival more pleasant and easy to the handicapped people by providing them with assistance and information services
The Festival also offers a selection of films with subtitles for people with hearing challenges

Festival locations and visitors services

The centre of the festival is located in Hotel Thermal where the accreditation hall, most of the box offices, projection halls, information, accommodation agencies’ stalls and organizers’ offices are located
You can purchase tickets in 16 box offices located on the premises of Hotel Thermal. 2 box offices can also be found in Grandhotel Pupp
The festival cinemas are located in Hotel Thermal and on the pedestrian zone in the town centre towards Grandhotel Pupp
If you are planning to come to the festival with your children, you can use the services of the children centre in Hotel Thermal
Festival bus service will operate during the festival providing transport between the cinemas and the main accommodation locations
You can also take advantage of the Specialized festival bike rental to move around during the festival. The bicycle stands are located by Hotel Thermal, Grandhotel Pupp and the tent camp
Left luggage office in Hotel Thermal will be available for you during the whole duration of the festival by the exit from the Large Hall (8.00 am - 3.00 am, Fee: CZK 10/pc)
The festival shop can be found in hotel Thermal where you can purchase festival souvenirs as T-shirts, bags, cups as well as the catalogue, programme brochure, DVDs and books of Czech and international publishers

Children centre and the LOOK AROUND project

Parents will also be able to take advantage of the Children Centre’s services during this year of the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, located near Hotel Thermal. Here the teachers from the local Mothers’ Centre will take care of the children. As in the last year, the children will also be able to enjoy playful training and competitions within the “Look around!” project besides other activities. The interactive training including visual presentations of proper behaviour in traffic will take place from 29 June through 2 July 2013 from 9.30 am till 7 pm

The Official Festival Bicycle for the third time at the KVIFF

Besides its official festival car, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival also has its official bicycle serving mostly the visitors from among the public, just as in the previous years.
For the third time, the Specialized brand is the “Official bicycle” of the 48th year of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The company Specialized will provide the municipal 'Expedition' bikes to the festival’s visitors to speed up their movement between individual projection halls as part of this unique cooperation. These bikes will be available at 3 stations: Hotel Thermal, Hotel Pupp and tent camp. Visitors can rent the bikes every day during the festival’s duration from 8.00 am to 11.00 pm at all stations mentioned.

TICKETS AND FESTIVAL PASSES PRICES

The 48th year of the KVIFF will not increase the prices which have remained the same for the last 13 years. The price of the so called KVIFF Festival Pass remains the same this year as well, i.e. CZK1000 for the whole period of the festival (including a system of discounts and the possibility of buying the pass for a shorter period). The price of the festival pass for students also remains at CZK700. The organizer of the KVIFF will offer some advantages for the visitors who buy festival passes with the whole-festival validity.

Festival Pass

The Festival Pass card allows the visitors to collect up to 3 tickets to 3 different festival showings per day
When the price of the Festival Pass card is compared with the price of individual tickets, the price of one ticket for the Festival Pass holder is up to 50% cheaper
The Festival Pass card gives the visitors access to various festival premises, besides others:
- any cinema without ticket (5 minutes before the beginning of the show if the auditorium is not full, as directed by the cinema halls supervisors)
- discount to the Hotel Thermal pool
- access to the press conferences in Hotel Thermal (as directed by the production staff if the pressroom is not completely taken by the accredited journalists with priority in entry)

Festival Pass Prices

	1 day	3 days	5 days	Whole festival
Festival Pass	CZK 200	CZK 500	CZK 700	CZK 1000
Festival Pass*	CZK 150	CZK 350	CZK 450	CZK 700

Tickets

Regular admission fee	CZK 65
Discounted admission *	CZK 50

* The discounted Festival Pass card and discounted tickets are specified for: students of secondary and tertiary schools, the handicapped person’s card holders, senior citizens. All of them must present a valid certificate when purchasing the card.

The tickets sale and their handing out to the Festival Pass card starts on 27 June in Karlovy Vary. During the festival, tickets are sold and handed out always for the given and following day. The visitors can use the SMS and WAP ticket reservation this year as well.

ON-LINE ticket reservation
Festival visitors can reserve tickets for all public festival showings on Monday 24 June from 10.00 am until the pre-sale capacity is used up, but by midnight of 24 June at the latest. The price of the reserved ticket is CZK 65 (discount does not apply to reserved tickets). Ten percent of all tickets to every public showing will be available through pre-festival reservation.

Additional programme

The Festival also offers the visitors a varied additional programme of concerts, events and exhibitions. The official programme will be published in mid-June

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