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Martin Horyna
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Martin Horyna is a Prague-based story consultant and festival curator. Since 2011, he has been affiliated with the Karlovy Vary IFF, initially as a programmer and currently as a consultant focusing on Asian cinema and experimental works. His other festival collaborations include the Alternativa Film Festival, Pragueshorts, Focus Asia in Udine, and When East Meets West in Trieste, among others.
Since 2022, Martin has worked as a script consultant, rough-cut reviewer, and festival strategist. His recent credits include Action Item (KVIFF + FIDMarseille 2025), Bardo (FIDMarseille 2025), Queens of Joy (Thessaloniki 2025), Caravan (Cannes 2025), Better Go Mad in the Wild (KVIFF 2025), and I Am Not Everything I Want to Be (Berlinale 2024). He regularly collaborates with international workshops such as EAVE Ties That Bind, First Cut Lab, Ex Oriente, and DOK.Incubator.
Martin is the acting president of the Czech national section of FIPRESCI. In 2019, he was named one of Screen International’s “Future Leaders” in film programming and curation.
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