50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 3 to 11 July 2015. The Crystal Globe was won by Bob and the Trees, an American fictional vérité drama film directed by . The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by , an Austrian drama film directed by .[1]
Juries[]
The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2]
Main competition
- , Grand Jury President (Spain)
- Mira Fornay (Slovakia)
- Phedon Papamichael (Greece)
- Kjartan Sveinsson (Iceland)
- Viktor Tauš (Czech Republic)
Documentaries
- Paolo Bertolin (Italy)
- Teodora Ana Mihai (Romania)
- Ivana Pauerová Miloševič (Czech Republic)
East of the West
- Gaby Babić (Germany)
- Alexis Grivas (Greece)
- Tomáš Luňák (Czech Republic)
- Ivan I. Tverdovsky (Russia)
- Olena Yershova (Ukraine)
Official selection awards[]
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1]
- Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Bob and the Trees by (USA)
- Special Jury Prize - (Jeder der fällt hat Flügel) by (Austria)
- Best Director Award - for Babai (Germany, Kosovo, Macedonia, France)
- Best Actress Award - Alena Mihulová for her role in Home Care (Domácí péče) (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
- Best Actor Award - Kryštof Hádek for his role in The Snake Brothers (Kobry a užovky) (Czech Republic)
- Special Jury Mention - The Magic Mountain (La montagne magique) by Anca Damian (Romania, France, Poland) & Antonia by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (Italy, Greece)
Other statutory awards[]
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2]
- Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Mallory by Helena Třeštíková (Czech Republic)
- Special Mention - The Father Tapes (Vaterfilm) by Albert Meisl (Austria)
- Best documentary film (under 30 min) - White Death (Muerta Blanca) by Roberto Collío (Chile)
- Special Mention - Women in Sink by Iris Zaki (Great Britain, Israel)
- East of the West Award - The Wednesday Child (Szerdai gyerek) by Lili Horváth (Hungary, Germany)
- Special Mention - The World Is Mine (Lumea e a mea) by Nicolae Constantin Tănase (Romania)
- Forum of Independents Award - Tangerine by Sean Baker (USA)
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Richard Gere (USA)
- Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography - Iva Janžurová (Czech Republic)
- Audience Award - Youth (La giovinezza) by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy, France, Switzerland, Great Britain)
Non-statutory awards[]
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]
- FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Box by Florin Șerban (Romania, Germany, France)[3]
- Ecumenical Jury Award: Bob and the Trees by (USA)
- Special Mention: Song of Songs (Pesn pesney) by Eva Neymann (Ukraine)
- FEDEORA Award (East of the West section) (ex aequo): Heavenly Nomadic (Sutak) by Mirlan Abdykalykov (Kyrgyzstan) & The Wednesday Child (Szerdai gyerek) by Lili Horváth (Hungary, Germany) [4]
- Europa Cinemas Label: Babai by (Germany, Kosovo, Macedonia, France)
References[]
- ^ a b "History - 50th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2015". fipresci.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "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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