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Central and Eastern Europe's flagship festival, running from July 3 to 11 this summer, is one for moviegoers hungry for discoveries, curiosities and breakouts. This year, Kviff asked six prominent directors to personally present a film favorite that has defined their own style as filmmakers. Read More: Karlovy Vary Film Fest Lineup Lures Adventurous Cinephiles, Young Directors Cine-essayist Mark Cousins, who will bring a new feature doc to the fest this year, presents the Iranian-French film "A Moment of Innocence" (Nun va Goldoon, 1996) by one of the leading directors of the Iranian new wave, Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Kim Ki-duk will present the lovely "Poetry" (Shi), directed by his colleague and countryman Lee Chang-dong in 2010. Sergei Loznitsa will show director Kira Muratova’s magnum opus, "The Asthenic Syndrome" (Astenicheskiy sindrom, 1989). Luis Miñarro chose the Orson Welles’ legendary 1958 film noir "Touch of Evil,"...

Six selected directors include Michaël R. Roskam [pictured], Kim Ki-duk and Sion Sono.

Six international directors who share a history with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 3-11) are to present one of their favourite films at the 50th edition of the festival in the Czech spa town.

The special section, titled Six Close Encounters, will include contributions from directors Mark Cousins, Kim Ki-duk, Sergei Loznitsa, Luis Miñarro, Michael R. Roskam and Sion Sono.

Each will select and personally present a favourite film that played a fundamental role in defining their own styles on filmmaking.

“It is extremely important to us that we maintain long-term relationships with filmmakers whose work we follow continuously, often from the beginning of their careers, which in many cases were launched at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,” says Kviff artistic director Karel Och.

Mark Cousins: A Moment of Innocence (Nun va Goldoon, 1996), Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Kim Ki-duk:...