This year 30 of the 235 selected films showing at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival are British films or co-productions. These include the extraordinary documentary Man on Wire competing in the documentary category, independent films Poppy Shakespeare and Peacefire, and midnight screenings of classic British horror from the BFI vaults (Christopher Lee will accompany the screening of his legendary film Dracula). In addition veteran British filmmaker Nicholas Roeg will be personally presenting five of his films and the UK/USA co production Mamma Mia is the closing film of the festival.

Earlier this year the British Council organised London screenings for the festival programmer.

The full list of British films and co productions showing at the festival is:

(links go to the films entry in our British Film Catalogue on britfilms.com)

Documentary Films in Competition

Man on Wire - dir. James Marsh

Official Selection – Out of Competition

The Day After Peace - dir. Jeremy Gilley
Mamma Mia - dir, Phyllida Lloyd, UK/USA

Forum of Independents

Divizionz - dir. YES! THAT’S US, Uganda/South Africa/United Kingdom/Luxembourg
Poppy Shakespeare - dir. Benjamin Ross
Peacefire - dir. Macdara Valley

East of the West – Films in Competition

Tesko je biti fin (It’s Hard to Be Nice) - dir. Srdjan Vuletic, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Germany/United Kingdom/Serbia/Montenegro/Slovenia

Open Eyes

Of Time And The City - dir. Terence Fisher

Horizons

The Other Boleyn Girl - dir. Justin Chadwick, United Kingdom, USA
Shine a Light - dir. Martin Scorsese, USA/United Kingdom

Another View

Boy A - dir. John Crowley
Peacefire - dir. Macdara Valley, Ireland/United Kingdom
Somers Town - dir. Shane Meadows

Midnight Screenings

The Dark Eyes of London - dir. Walter Summers
Dead of Night - dir. Alberto Cavalcanti, Robert Hamer, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden
Dracula - dir. Terence Fisher
The Innocents – dir. Jack Clayton
The Man Who Changed His Mind - dir. Robert Stevenson
Peeping Tom - dir. Michael Powell
Witchfinder General - dir. Michael Reeves

2008: A Musical Odyssey

Pilgrimage From Scattered Points - dir. Luke Fowler
Sigur Rós: Heima - dir. Dean DeBlois, Iceland/United Kingdom
The Way Out - dir. Luke Fowler
The Fresh Selection - The Promising Five
Adjustment - dir. Ian Mackinnon
Milk Teeth - dir. Tibor Banoczki

Tribute to Nicolas Roeg

Bad Timing - dir. Nicolas Roeg
Performance - dir. Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell
Puffball - dir. Nicolas Roeg, United Kingdom/Ireland/Canada
Two Deaths - dir. Nicolas Roeg
Walkabout - dir. Nicolas Roeg

The Best of Prague Short Film Festival

Hibernation - dir. John Williams