44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 3 to 11 July 2009. The Crystal Globe was won by Angel at Sea, a Belgian-Canadian drama film directed by Frédéric Dumont. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Twenty, an Iranian drama film directed by Abdolreza Kahani. [1]
Juries
[edit]The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2]
Main competition
- Claudie Ossard, Grand Jury President (France)
- Maria Bonnevie (Sweden)
- Sergey Dvortsevoy (Russia)
- Niki Karimi (Iran)
- Rodrigo Plá (Mexico)
- Kenneth Turan (USA)
- Ivan Zachariáš (Czech Republic)
Documentaries
- György Báron, Chairman (Hungary)
- David Courier (USA)
- Tiziana Finzi (Italy)
- Vít Janeček (Czech Republic)
- Jiska Rickels (The Netherlands)
East of the West
- Bojidar Manov, Chairman (Bulgaria)
- Birgit Beumers (Germany)
- Maria Procházková (Czech Republic)
- Jānis Putniņš (Latvia)
- Michael Wellner-Pospíšil (Czech Republic, France)
Official selection awards
[edit]The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1]
- Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) by Frédéric Dumont (Belgium)
- Special Jury Prize - Twenty (Bist) by Abdolreza Kahani (Iran)
- Best Director Award - Andreas Dresen for Whiskey with Vodka (Whisky mit Wodka) (Germany)
- Best Actress Award - Paprika Steen for Applause (Applaus) (Denmark)
- Best Actor Award (ex aequo):
- Olivier Gourmet for Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) (Belgium, Canada)
- Paul Giamatti for Cold Souls (USA)
- Special mention of the jury - Filip Garbacz for his role in Piggies (Świnki) (Poland, Germany)
- Official selection award winners
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Abdolreza Kahani, director of Twenty -
Andreas Dresen, Best Director -
Paprika Steen, Best Actress -
Olivier Gourmet, Best Actor (tie) -
Paul Giamatti, Best Actor (tie)
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Other statutory awards
[edit]Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2]
- Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Osadné by Marko Škop (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
- Special mention - We Live in Public by Ondi Timoner (USA)
- Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Wagah by Supriyo Sen (Germany, India, Pakistan)
- Special mention - Till It Hurts by Marcin Koszałka (Poland)
- East of the West Award - Room and a Half (Poltory komnaty ili sentimentalnoje putěšestvije na rodinu) by Andrei Khrzhanovsky (Russia)
- Special Mention - Scratch by Michał Rosa (Poland)
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Isabelle Huppert (France), John Malkovich (USA), Jan Švankmajer (Czech Republic)
- Festival President's Award - Antonio Banderas (USA)
- Právo Audience Award - A Matter of Size (Sipur Gadol) by Erez Tadmor & Sharon Maymon (Israel, Germany, France)
Non-statutory awards
[edit]The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]
- FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Will Not Stop There (Nije kraj) by Vinko Brešan (Croatia, Serbia)[3]
- Ecumenical Jury Award: Twenty (Bist) by Abdolreza Kahani (Iran)
- Don Quixote Award: Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) by Frédéric Dumont (Belgium)
- Special Mention: Wolfy (Volchok) by Vassily Sigarev (Russia) & Cold Souls by Sophie Barthes (USA)
- Europa Cinemas Label: Applause (Applaus) by Martin Pieter Zandvliet (Denmark)
- Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Eamon by Margaret Corkery (Ireland)
- Special Mention: La Tigra, Chaco by Federico Godfrid & Juan Sasiaín (Argentina)
- NETPAC Award: Breathless by Yang Ik-june (South Korea)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "History - 44th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2009". fipresci.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
External links
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