European Film Promotion (EFP) and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) are proud to present this year’s ten outstanding emerging directors, selected for EFP FUTURE FRAMES – Generation NEXT of European Cinema. Their latest works will be showcased at the festival running until 12 July 2025.
The ten selected filmmakers will present their films to industry professionals, the press, and festival audiences, while also taking part in an intensive, tailor-made programme of networking events, panels, and one-on-one mentoring sessions.
EFP FUTURE FRAMES brings attention to the most exciting new voices in European cinema. The participants were nominated by their respective national film promotion institutes, with the final selection curated by KVIFF Artistic Director Karel Och and his programming team.
These are this year’s fledgling filmmakers reflecting the diversity of European cinema’s next generation:
Belgium: Mila Ryngaert Karaokiss (IAD - Institut des Arts de Diffusion) | Czech Republic: Terézia Halamová Dog and Wolf (FAMU Prague) | Finland: Veera Lamminpää Fish River Anthology (ELO Film School Finland / Aalto University – School of Arts, Design and Architecture) | Germany: Simon Schneckenburger Skin on Skin (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) | Ireland: Ruairí Bradley We Beg To Differ (IADT | Institute of Art, Design and Technology) | The Netherlands: Jetske Lieber January (Netherlands Film Academy, NFA) | Poland: Dominik Mirecki Son of Happiness (Warsaw Film School) | Slovenia: Jan Krevatin Greek Apricots (Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb) | Spain: Nausica Serra Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis (ESCAC, Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya) | Switzerland: Sinan Taner 1:10 (ZHdK).
This year’s edition is once again made possible through the renewed support of Allwyn, a leading multi-national lottery operator, in collaboration with U.S. talent agency UTA and Range Media Partners. In addition to the on-site experience, the programme includes an Allwyn Residency, which offers one of the ten directors a fully funded professional development trip to Los Angeles.
EFP FUTURE FRAMES – Generation NEXT of European Cinema, in collaboration with Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), is made possible thanks to the support of Creative Europe – the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and Allwyn, the leading multi-national lottery-led entertainment company, as well as the participating national film promotion institutes, EFP's member organisations: Austrian Films, Czech Film Center, Finish Film Foundation, Wallonie Bruxelles Images (Belgium), German Films, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales / ICAA (Spain), Polish Film Institute, SEE NL (The Netherlands), Slovenian Film Centre and SWISS FILMS. The main media partner is Variety, with Cineuropa, Fred Film Radio and T-Port as additional media partners.
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about the karlovy vary international film festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest A-list film festivals, a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, 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.
about allwyn
Allwyn is a leading multi-national lottery operator. Allwyn builds better lotteries that return more to good causes by focusing on innovation, technology, efficiency and safety across a growing casual gaming entertainment portfolio. The lottery-first approach of focusing on affordable recreational play has earned Allwyn leading market positions with trusted brands across Europe in Austria, Czech Republic, Greece and Cyprus, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States (Illinois).
