Hosting its 56th edition in 2022 and selling over 140,000 tickets every year, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest and most prestigious film event in Central and Eastern Europe. Established in 1946, KVIFF annually presents around 200 films in two competitions, several informative sidebars and retrospectives. Its extensive industry programme KVIFF Eastern Promises brings together regional film projects with producers, buyers, distributors, sales agents and other professionals from all around the world.