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\n\t\u201cThe Sopranos\u201d creator David Chase, former James Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams, \u201cNomadland\u201d producer Mollye Asher and \u201cThe Hurt Locker\u201d producer Greg Shapiro are among the speaker at Karlovy Vary Film Festival\u2019s program for film industry folk, KVIFF Industry Days.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn an on-stage conversation on July 8 at Kaiserbad, Chase will reflect on his contribution to TV and film storytelling as part of the \u201cScreen Focus Sessions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMcWilliams, who has cast every James Bond film since 1981\u2019s \u201cFor Your Eyes Only\u201d and who also worked on the cult comedy \u201cMonty Python and the Holy Grail,\u201d will be interviewed by Variety<\/em> on July 10 in the Festival Lounge at the Hotel Thermal.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn July 7, Asher and Shapiro will take part in a discussion titled \u201cCurating Projects and Building a Producing Identity.\u201d Asher will also take part in the Film Independent workshop organized for Czech and Slovak producers. In addition, on July 6, she will appear with Mathias Noschis, strategist for the Alphapanda agency, as part of a discussion panel titled \u201cAudience First: Rethinking Film Marketing Before Distribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOther speakers at Industry Days include \u201cSuccession\u201d cinematographer and director Andrij Parekh, and BAFTA-winning actress, screenwriter and producer Sharon Horgan, known for \u201cCatastrophe\u201d and \u201cDivorce,\u201d who will appear together on July 8 at the session titled \u201cThe Cinematic Series: Storytelling in the Age of Streaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tFurther speakers include Ben Jackson and Katie Sinclair of Riff Raff Entertainment, Jude Law\u2019s production company. They produced the series \u201cBlack Rabbit\u201d and the crime thriller \u201cThe Order,\u201d which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2024 and will be screened this year in Karlovy Vary. On July 7, both guests will take part in a \u201cCinematic Focus\u201d discussion titled \u201cProduction Company Spotlight: Riff Raff Entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn July 6, \u201cSuspiria\u201d producer Michael Frenschkowski will be one of the main speakers of the \u201cCinematic Focus\u201d block. In his keynote speech titled \u201cReinventing Yourself as Everything Changes,\u201d he will \u201creflect on his own creative path in a dynamically changing cinema landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn July 6, Juan de Dios Larra\u00edn, a co-founder of the Fabula production company, whose films include the Oscar-winning \u201cA Fantastic Woman,\u201d \u201cSpencer\u201d and \u201cMaria,\u201d and curator Steffen Kottkamp will present their new projects aimed at offering producers and other filmmakers alternative distribution paths. Their panel discussion is titled \u201cThe Future of Film Distribution Is Already Here: Same Problem \u2013 Opposite Directions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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