Karim Lakzadeh's Dark Matter has been selected for the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival .
After not being given any role in an audition for an Iranian mainstream film, a young girl and a young boy with the dream of acting and cinema decide to make a film, different from the mainstream cinema.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalThe 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 (i.e., non-specialized festivals with a competition for feature-length fiction films), 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.
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.