53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
LocationKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Founded1946
AwardsCrystal Globe: I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude
No. of films236
Festival dateJune 29–July 7, 2018
Websitewww.kviff.com/en/homepage
KVIFF chronology
54th

The 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from June 29 to July 7, 2018, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

A total of 236 films were presented at the festival, including 35 world premieres, eight international and seven European premieres.[1]

Juries[]

The following were appointed as the juries at the 53rd edition:[2][3]

Official selection[]

In competition[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Brothers Kardeşler Ömür Atay Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria
Domestique Domestik Adam Sedlák Czech Republic, Slovakia
Fireflies Are Gone La disparition des lucioles Sébastien Pilote Canada
History of Love Zgodovina ljubezni Sonja Prosenc Slovenia, Italy, Norway
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians dagger Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari Radu Jude Romania, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Germany
Jumpman Podbrosy Ivan I. Tverdovskiy Russia, Lithuania, Ireland, France
Miriam Lies Miriam miente Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada Dominican Republic, Spain
Panic Attack Atak paniki Paweł Maślona Poland
Redemption Geula Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov Israel
Sueño Florianópolis double-dagger Ana Katz Argentina, Brazil, France
To the Night Peter Brunner Austria, United States
Winter Flies Všechno bude Olmo Omerzu Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia
Highlighted title and dagger (dagger) indicates Crystal Globe winner.
Highlighted title and double-dagger (double-dagger) indicates Special Jury Prize winner.

Out of competition[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
My Friend "A" Yuzai Takahisa Zeze Japan
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski United States
Trash on Mars Mars Benjamin Tuček Czech Republic

Another View[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Amal Mohamed Siam Egypt, Lebanon, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Qatar
And Breathe Normally Andið eðlilega Ísold Uggadóttir Iceland
Border Gräns Ali Abassi Sweden, Denmark
Boys Cry La terra dell'abbastanza Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo Italy
Chris the Swiss Anja Kofmel Switzerland, Croatia, Germany, Finland
Cobain Nanouk Leopold Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Diamantino Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt Portugal, France, Brazil
Donbass Sergei Loznitsa Germany, Ukraine, France, Netherlands, Romania
An Elephant Sitting Still Da xiang xi di er zuo Hu Bo China
Fugue Fuga Agnieszka Smoczyńska Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden
The Gentle Indifference of the World Laskovoe bezrazlichie mira Adilkhan Yerzhanov Kazakhstan, France
Grass Pullipdeul Hong Sang-soo South Korea
The Guilty Den skyldige Gustav Möller Denmark
Invasion Hojoom Shahram Mokri Iran
In My Room Ulrich Köhler Germany, Italy
Light Years Años Luz Manuel Abramovich Argentina, Spain, Brazil
Little Tickles Les chatouilles Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer France
Lucky John Carroll Lynch United States
Nina Olga Chajdas Poland
Oblivion Verses Los Versos del Olvido Alireza Khatami France, Germany, Netherlands, Chile
Our Struggles Nos batailles Guillaume Senez Belgium, France
Pity Oiktos Babis Makridis Greece, Poland
Profile Timur Bekmambetov United Kingdom, United States, Russia, Cyprus
The Queen of Fear La reina del miedo Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia Argentina, Denmark
Rafiki Wanuri Kahiu Kenya
A Skin So Soft Ta Peau si lisse Denis Côté Canada, Switzerland, France
Styx Wolfgang Fischer Germany, Austria
Victory Day Den' Pobedy Sergei Loznitsa Germany
Virgins Ein Betulot Bakrayot Keren Ben Rafael France, Israel, Belgium

Czech Films 2017–2018[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Dukla 61 David Ondříček Czech Republic
Insect Hmyz Jan Švankmajer Czech Republic, Slovakia
The Interpreter Tlumočník Martin Šulík Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria
Laika Lajka Aurel Klimt Czech Republic
Markéta Wants Her Bag Markéta chce taštičku Miroslav Janek Czech Republic
Nothing Like Before Nic jako dřív Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská Czech Republic
Scalamare Jiří Kylián Czech Republic, Netherlands
Short Cut Na krátko Jakub Šmíd Czech Republic
Universum Brdečka Miroslav Janek Czech Republic
When the War Comes Až přijde válka Jan Gebert Czech Republic, Croatia

Documentary Films[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Best Thing You Can Do with Your Life Zita Erffa Germany, Mexico
Breaking News Mimořádná zpráva Tomáš Bojar Czech Republic
Bridges of Time Laika tilti Kristine Briede, Audrius Stonys Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Cielo Alison McAlpine Canada, Chile
Dream Away Marouan Omara, Johanna Domke Germany, Egypt
In the Stillness of Sounds L' esprit des lieux Stéphane Manchematin, Serge Steyer France
Inside Mosul V Mosulu Jana Andert Czech Republic
A Little Wisdom Xiao Zhihui Yuqi Kang Canada, Nepal, China
Putin's Witnesses dagger Svideteli Putina Vitaly Mansky Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic
The Swing Cyril Aris Lebanon
Treasure Island L' Île au trésor Guillaume Brac France
Walden double-dagger Daniel Zimmermann Switzerland, Austria
Highlighted title and dagger (dagger) indicates Best Documentary Film winner.
Highlighted title and double-dagger (double-dagger) indicates Documentary Special Jury Prize winner.

East of the West[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
53 Wars 53 wojny Ewa Bukowska Poland
Amir Nima Eghlima Iran
Bear with Us Chata na prodej Tomáš Pavlíček Czech Republic
Blossom Valley double-dagger Virágvölgy László Csuja Hungary
Breathing into Marble Kvėpavimas į marmurą Giedrė Beinoriūtė Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia
Crystal Swan Khrustal Darya Zhuk Belarus, Germany, United States, Russia
Deep Rivers Glubokie reki Vladimir Bitokov Russia
Moments Chvilky Beata Parkanová Czech Republic, Slovakia
Pause Pafsi Tonia Mishiali Cyprus, Greece
Suleiman Mountain dagger Suleiman gora Elizaveta Stishova Kyrgyzstan, Russia
Via Carpatia Klara Kochańska Poland, Czech Republic, North Macedonia
Volcano Vulkan Roman Bondarchuk Ukraine, Germany
Highlighted title and dagger (dagger) indicates East of the West winner.
Highlighted title and double-dagger (double-dagger) indicates East of the West Special Jury Prize winner.

Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers to Follow[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
1981 Nittonhundraåttioett Dawid Ullgren Sweden
Blackjack Valet noir Lora Mure-Ravaud Switzerland
Clean Čistoća Neven Samardžić Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dialect David Gurgulia Georgia
The Legionnaire Il leginario Hleb Papou Italy
Marica Judita Gamulin Croatia
Regained Memory Stijn Bouma Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sweet Home Czyżewo Jakub Radej Poland
Warm Comedy about Depression, Madness and Unfulfilled Dreams Hrejivá komédia o depresii, šialenstve a nesplnených snoch Michal Ďuriš Slovakia
Where the Summer Goes (chapters on youth) Onde o Verão Vai (episódios da juventude) David Pinheiro Vicente Portugal

Horizons[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
3 Faces Se Rokh Jafar Panahi Iran
Birds of Passage Pájaros de verano Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego Colombia, Denmark, Mexico
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee United States
Burning Lee Chang-dong South Korea
Climax Gaspar Noé France
Cold War Zimna wojna Paweł Pawlikowski Poland, France, United Kingdom
Damsel David Zellner, Nathan Zellner United States
Daughter of Mine Figlia mia Laura Bispuri Italy, Germany, Switzerland
Dear Son Weldi Mohamed Ben Attia Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar
Dovlatov Aleksei Alekseivich German Russia, Poland, Serbia
Euphoria Euforia Valeria Golino Italy
Everybody Knows Todos lo saben Asghar Farhadi Spain, France, Italy
Girl Lukas Dhont Belgium
Good Manners As boas maneiras Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra Brazil, France
Happy as Lazzaro Lazzaro Felice Alice Rohrwacher Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany
Hostiles Scott Cooper United States
Hunting Season Temporada de Caza Natalia Garagiola Argentina, United States, France, Germany, Qatar
Leave No Trace Debra Granik United States
Loveling Benzinho Gustavo Passos Pizzi Brazil, Uruguay, Germany
Lucia's Grace Troppa Grazia Gianni Zanasi Italy
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Terry Gilliam Spain, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom
The Miseducation of Cameron Post Desiree Akhavan United States
Museum Museo Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico
Nico, 1988 Susanna Nicchiarelli Italy, Belgium
The Parting Glass Stephen Moyer United States
Rainbow: A Private Affair Una questione privata Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Italy, France
River's Edge Isao Yukisada Japan
Season of the Devil Ang Panahon ng Halimaw Lav Diaz Philippines
Summer Leto Kirill Serebrennikov Russia, France
Sweet Country Warwick Thornton Australia
Touch Me Not Adina Pintilie Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France
To the Ends of the World Les confins du monde Guillaume Nicloux France, China, Belgium
Utøya: July 22 Utøya 22. juli Erik Poppe Norway
Wajib Annemarie Jacir Palestine, France, Germany, Colombia, Norway, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
The Wild Pear Tree Ahlat Agaci Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey, France, Germany, Bulgaria
Wildlife Paul Dano United States
The World Is Yours Le Monde est à toi Romain Gavras France
Zama Lucrecia Martel Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Portugal, United States

Imagina[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
11 × 14 James Benning United States
Art and Theft Sara Magenheimer United States
Black Mother Khalik Allah United States, Jamaica
Caniba Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor France
Elegy Louis Rizzo-Naudi United Kingdom
Endless Tail Beskrajni rep Željka Suková Croatia
Flame Polte Sami van Ingen Finland
Forest Paths Michiel van Bakel Netherlands
Government House Haus der Regierung Herwig Weiser Austria, Russia
The Green Fog Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson United States
Imperial Valley (cultivated run-off) Lukas Marxt Germany, Austria
Phantom Ride Phantom Siegfried A. Fruhauf Austria
Reflections in the Dust Luke Sullivan Australia
Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder Fern Silva United States
Sleep Has Her House Scott Barley United Kingdom
Johann Lurf Austria

Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
1985 Yen Tan United States
Computer Chess Andrew Bujalski United States
Death of a Rock Star Tom Huckabee, Will Van Overbeek United States
Dried Meat Carne seca Jazmin Diaz United States
El Mariachi Robert Rodriguez United States
Fair Sisters Missy Boswell, Edward Lowry, Louis Black United States
Invasion of the Aluminum People David Boone United States
Kid-Thing David Zellner United States
Last Night at the Alamo Eagle Pennell United States
Leonardo, Jr. Lorrie Oshatz United States
Mask of Sarnath Neil Ruttenberg United States
Pioneer David Lowery United States
The Rabbit Hunt Patrick Bresnan United States
Skunk Annie Silverstein United States
Slacker Richard Linklater United States
The Slow Business of Going Athina Rachel Tsangari Greece, United States
Somebody Up There Likes Me Bob Byington United States
Speed of Light Brian Hansen United States
Take Shelter Jeff Nichols United States
The Unforeseen Laura Dunn United States

Midnight Screenings[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Big Trouble in Little China John Carpenter United States
Bloodsport Newt Arnold United States
Highlander Russell Mulcahy United Kingdom, United States
Mandy Panos Cosmatos United Kingdom, Belgium
One Cut of the Dead Camera wo Tomeru na! Shin'ichirō Ueda Japan
Predator John McTiernan United States

Out of the Past[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick United Kingdom, United States
Accumulator 1 Akumulátor 1 Jan Svěrák Czech Republic
The Cranes Are Flying Letyat zhuravli Mikhail Kalatozov USSR
Diamonds of the Night Démanty noci Jan Němec Czechoslovakia
The Eyes of Orson Welles Mark Cousins United Kingdom
Hal Amy Scott United States
Jiří Menzel – To Make a Comedy Is No Fun Robert Kolinsky Switzerland, Czech Republic
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Marina Zenovich United States
Searching for Ingmar Bergman Margarethe von Trotta Germany, France
Signum Laudis Martin Hollý Czechoslovakia
Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock United States
White Paradise Bílý ráj Karel Lamač Czechoslovakia

People Next Door[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Children of a Lesser God Randa Haines United States
Land of Silence and Darkness Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit Werner Herzog Germany
The Past Minulost Ivo Trajkov Czech Republic
A Quiet Place John Krasinski United States
See No Evil, Hear No Evil Arthur Hiller United States
The Silent Child Chris Overton United States
The Tribe Plemya Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi Ukraine

Prague Short Film Festival Presents[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool Soushite watashitachi wa pûru ni kingyo o Makoto Nagahisa Japan
Atlantis, 2003 Atlantída, 2003 Michal Blaško Slovakia, Czech Republic
Bo Hai Dužan Duong Czech Republic
Downside Up Peter Ghesquière Belgium
Partner Réplique Antoine Giorgini France

Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
235 000 000 Uldis Brauns Latvia
511 Best Photographs of Mars 511 paremat fotot Marsist Andres Sööt Estonia
Antigravitation Antigravitacija Audrius Stonys Lithuania
Apolinaras Henrikas Šablevičius Lithuania
The Beginning Sākums Uldis Brauns Latvia
The Coast Krasts Aivars Freimanis Latvia
The Dreams of the Centenarians Šimtamečių godos Robertas Verba Lithuania
Earth of the Blind Neregių žemė Audrius Stonys Lithuania
El Dorado Eldoraado Ülo Tambek Estonia
The Ferry Prāmis Laila Pakalniņa Latvia
In Memory of a Day Gone By Praėjusios dienos atminimui Šarūnas Bartas Lithuania
The Linen Veļa Laila Pakalniņa Latvia
The Mail Pasts Laila Pakalniņa Latvia
Midsummer Day Jaanipäev Andres Sööt Estonia
The Old Man and the Land Senis ir žemė Robertas Verba Lithuania
Peasants Talupojad Ülo Tambek Estonia
Pikk Street Pikk tänav Hans Roosipuu Estonia
Ten Minutes Older Vecāks par 10 minūtēm Herz Frank Latvia
A Trip Through Misty Meadows Kelionė ūkų lankomis Henrikas Šablevičius Lithuania
We Were at Our Own Field Pabuvam savam lauki Henrikas Šablevičius Lithuania
White Bell Baltie zvani Ivars Kraulītis Latvia
Woman from Kihnu Kihnu naine Mark Soosaar Estonia

Seven Close Encounters[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
All That Jazz Bob Fosse United States
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire Alan Clarke United Kingdom
The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino United States, United Kingdom
Lawrence of Arabia David Lean United Kingdom
Marketa Lazarová František Vláčil Czechoslovakia
Match Point Woody Allen United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana Aki Kaurismäki Finland

Special Events[]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Bob Roberts Tim Robbins United States, United Kingdom
Cirkus Rwanda Michal Varga Czech Republic, Slovakia
Cradle Will Rock Tim Robbins United States
In Treatment 3 Terapie 3 Matěj Chlupáček, Petr Zelenka Czech Republic
King Skate Šimon Šafránek Czech Republic
Loves of a Blonde Lásky jedné plavovlásky Miloš Forman Czechoslovakia
Paterno Barry Levinson United States
Rain Man Barry Levinson United States
The Rover David Michôd Australia, United States
Searching Bloudění Antonín Máša, Jan Čuřík Czechoslovakia
Sharp Objects Jean-Marc Vallée United States
Sink or Swim Le grand bain Gilles Lellouche France
Wag the Dog Barry Levinson United States

Awards[]

The following awards were presented at the 53rd edition:[3]

Official selection awards[]

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude

Special Jury Prize

Sueño Florianópolis by Ana Katz

Best Director

Olmo Omerzu for Winter Flies

Best Actress

Mercedes Morán for Sueño Florianópolis

Best Actor

Moshe Folkenflik for Redemption

Special Jury Mention

History of Love by Sonja Prosenc
Jumpman by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy

Other statutory awards[]

East of the West Grand Prix

Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova

East of the West Special Jury Prize

Blossom Valley by László Csuja

Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film

Putin's Witnesses by Vitaly Mansky

Documentary Special Jury Prize

Walden by Daniel Zimmermann

Právo Audience Award

Rain Man by Barry Levinson

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

Tim Robbins (United States)
Barry Levinson (United States)

Festival President's Award

Robert Pattinson (United Kingdom)

Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography

Jaromír Hanzlík (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards[]

Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)

Sueño Florianópolis by Ana Katz

The Ecumenical Jury Award

Redemption by Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov

Ecumenical Commendations

Winter Flies by Olmo Omerzu
Miriam Lies by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada

FEDEORA Award

Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova

Europa Cinemas Label Award

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude

References[]

  1. ^ Kiang, Jessica (July 22, 2018). "Strongmen take all at Karlovy Vary 2018". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Tizard, Will (June 29, 2018). "Mark Cousins on Orson Welles, Sketching With Film, His Boots, 'Citizen Trump'". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Final Press Release | 53rd KVIFF" (PDF). Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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