49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2014. The Crystal Globe was won by Corn Island, a Georgian drama film directed by Giorgi Ovashvili. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Free Fall, a Hungarian comedy film directed by György Pálfi.[1]

Juries[]

The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2]

Main competition

Documentaries

  • Philippa Kowarsky, Chairman (Israel)
  • Oskar Alegria (Spain)
  • Tomáš Bojar (Czech Republic)

East of the West

Official selection awards[]

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1]

Other statutory awards[]

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2]

  • Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Waiting for August by Teodora Ana Mihai (Belgium)
    • Special Mention - Steadiness (Sitzfleisch) by Lisa Weber (Austria)
  • Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Autofocus by Boris Poljak (Croatia)
    • Special Mention - The Queen (La reina) by Manuel Abramovich (Argentina)
  • East of the West Award - Corrections Class (Klass korrektsii) by (Russia, Germany)
    • Special Mention - Barbarians (Varvari) by Ivan Ikić (Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia)
  • Forum of Independents Award - Anywhere Else () by Ester Amrami (Germany)
  • Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Mel Gibson (USA), William Friedkin (USA)
  • Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography - Zdeněk Svěrák (Czech Republic)
  • Audience Award - The Magic Voice of a Rebel (Magický hlas rebelky) by Olga Sommerová (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards[]

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "History - 49th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2014". fipresci.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "FEDEORA Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean". FEDEORA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


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