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Launched in 1946 in what was then
Czechoslovakia, the festival is now one of central and eastern
Europe's leading cinema events. It took place online only in
2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With vaccinations picking up pace and infection numbers slowing
in the country of 10.7 million, organisers said they were
planning for an Aug. 20-28 event, later than the usual early
July start.
"We hope that in the coming months, vaccinations will move
significantly forward and thus get the pandemic situation under
control, so that it's possible to make the festival as safe as
possible for guests and visitors," the festival's president Jiri
Bartoska said in a statement.
He also said that the later start was a one-off and next year's
56th edition would be scheduled for early July.
One of four major film festivals in Europe, Karlovy Vary's
friendly and informal atmosphere attracts tens of thousands of
visitors in normal years, many of them sleeping in tents.
Stars like Sharon Stone, Robert Redford and Julianne Moore have
attended past events.
The Czech government has begun easing COVID-19 restrictions,
although hotels remain closed for now.
(Reporting by Robert Muller, editing by Jason Hovet)
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