The 58th Karlovy Vary IFF will be held from June 28th to July 6th 2024.
CRYSTAL GLOBE COMPETITION
Crystal Globe Jury
Dora Bouchoucha, Tunisia
Patricia Clarkson, USA
John Nein, USA
Olmo Omerzu, Czech Republic / Slovenia
Barry Ward, Ireland
GRAND PRIX – CRYSTAL GLOBE (25 000 USD)
The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Blaga's Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga
Directed by: Stephan Komandarev
Bulgaria, Germany, 2023
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (15 000 USD)
The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Empty Nets / Toorhaye khali
Directed by: Behrooz Karamizade
Germany, Iran, 2023
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Babak Jalali for the film Fremont
USA, 2023
BEST ACTRESS AWARD
Eli Skorcheva for her role in the film Blaga's Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga
BEST ACTOR AWARD
Herbert Nordrum for his role in the film The Hypnosis / Hypnosen
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Directed by: Cyril Aris
Germany, Lebanon, 2023
PRÁVO AUDIENCE AWARD
The Edge of the Blade / Une affaire d'honneur
Directed by: Vincent Perez
France, 2023
PROXIMA COMPETITION
Proxima Jury
Dana Linssen, Netherlands
Marija Razgutė, Lithuania
Šimon Šafránek, Czech Republic
Barbara Wurm, Austria
Meng Xie, People's Republic of China
PROXIMA GRAND PRIX (15 000 USD)
The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Birth
Directed by: Yoo Ji-young
South Korea, 2022
PROXIMA SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (10 000 USD)
The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Guras
Directed by: Saurav Rai
India, Nepal, 2023
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Brutal Heat / Brutální vedro
Directed by: Albert Hospodářský
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2023
CRYSTAL GLOBE FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA
Russell Crowe, New Zealand
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO CZECH CINEMATOGRAPHY
Daniela Kolářová, Czech Republic
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Alicia Vikander, Sweden
Ewan McGregor, United Kingdom
Robin Wright, USA
NON-STATUTORY AWARDS
THE ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD
The Ecumenical Jury
Hana Ducho, Czech Republic
Anna Grebe, Germany
Hermann Kocher, Switzerland
GRAND PRIZE OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Blaga's Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga
Directed by: Stephan Komandarev
Bulgaria, Germany, 2023
COMMENDATION OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY
Citizen Saint / Mokalake Tsmindani
Directed by: Tinatin Kajrishvili
Georgia, France, Bulgaria, 2023
EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL AWARD
Europa Cinemas Label Jury
Anna-Lena Arreborn, Sweden
Ilona van Heeckeren, Netherlands
Jörg Jacob, Germany
The Hypnosis / Hypnosen
Directed by: Ernst De Geer
Sweden, Norway, France, 2023
FIPRESCI JURY
Jana Bébarová, Czech Republic
Max Oliver Borg, Switzerland
Engin Ertan, Turkey
Cerise Howard, Australia
Hamed Soleimanzadeh, Germany
Jan Storø, Norway
The FIPRESCI award for the best film in the Crystal Globe Competition
The Hypnosis / Hypnosen
Directed by: Ernst De Geer
Sweden, Norway, France, 2023
The FIPRESCI award for the best film in the Proxima Competition
Imago
Directed by: Olga Chajdas
Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, 2023