Local films from Central and Eastern Europe picked up the largest number of prizes. Gypsy directed by Martin Sulik scored big with a Special Jury Prize as well as a Special Mention for actor Jan Mizigar and two Non-Statutory Awards. It was a welcome return to the screen for the well loved Slovak director who has not made a film in a number of years. The film was produced by Rudolf Biermann's In Film Praha.
Nicky's Family, a Slovak film directed by Matej Minac won the Pravo Audience Award selected by over 70 000 audience ballots which augurs well for its future box office success. The new FEDORA international critics' award for best film in the East of the West competition section went to the Croatian film Marija's Own directed by Zeljka Sukova. Polish director Martin Koszalka won the prize for best short documentary for his film Declaration of Immortality.
It was the first edition of the festival under the artistic direction of Karel Och who took the helm from KVIFF veteran Eva Zaoralova who looks intent on carrying on the festival's tradition of attracting young audiences.
KVIFF continue to grow with 12 033 accredited visitors compared to last year's 10 266 and 814 film professionals. There were 649 accredited journalists. The festival screened almost 200 films including 165 feature films and 34 documentaries.
KVIFF Przie Winners
Main Competition
GRAND PRIX CRYSTAL GLOBE (30 000 USD)
Restoration /Boke Tov Adon Fidelman
Directed by: Joseph Madmony Israel, 2010
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (20 000 USD)
Gypsy / Cigán Directed by: Martin Sulik
Produced by In Film Praha (http://www.infilm.cz/) and coproduced by Titanic s r o and RTVS
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2011
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
PascalRabate
For the film Holidays by the Sea
France, 2011
BEST ACTRESS AWARD
StineFische Christensen
For her role in the film Cracks in the Shell / Die Unsichtbare
Directedby: Christian Schwochow
Germany,2011
BEST ACTOR AWARD
David Morse
For his role in the film Collaborator
Directed by:Martin Donovan
Canada, USA, 2010
SPECIAL MENTION
Jan Mizigar for his role in the film Gypsy /Cigan
Directed by: Martin Sulik
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2011
Jocelyn Pook for the music of the film Room 304 /Varelse 304
Directed by:Birgitte Starmose
Denmark,Croatia, 2011
EAST OF THE WEST COMPETITION
EAST OF THE WEST AWARD (10 000 USD)
Punk´s Not Dead / Pankot ne e mrtov
Directed by Vladimir Blazevski
Macedonia,Serbia, 2011
SPECIAL MENTION
Generation P / Generation P
Directed by Victor Ginzburg
Russia, USA, 2011
DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN COMPETITION
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OVER 30 MINUTES LONG (5 000 USD)
The Good Life / Det gode liv
Directed by:Eva Mulvad
Denmark, 2010
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM UNDER 30 MINUTES LONG (5 000 USD)
Declaration of Immortality / Deklaracja niesmiertelnosci
Director: Marcin Koszałka
Produced by TVP Polish TV (www.international.tvp.pl)
Poland, 2010
INDEPENDENT CAMERA AWARD
Sunflower Hour / Sunflower Hour
Directed by: Aaron Houston
Canada, 2011
CRYSTAL GLOBE FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
TO WORLD CINEMA
Dame Judi Dench
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT´S AWARD
Goran Bregovic
John Turturro
AUDIENCE AWARD
Nicky´s Family /Nickyho rodina
Directed by:Matej Minac
Produced by W.I.P s r o and Trigon Production S r o (www.trigon-production.sk)
Coproduced by S&J, Slovak Television (www.stv.sk) and Czech Television with funding from RWE
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2011
NON-STATUTORY AWARDS
AWARD OF INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI)
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS' PRIZE
Collaborator
Directed by Martin Donovan
Canada, USA, 2010
THE ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD
Cracks in the Shell /Die Unsichtbare
Directed by: Christian Schwochow
Germany, 2011
SPECIAL MENTION
Romeo Eleven / Romeo Onze
Directed by:Ivan Grbovic
Canada, 2011
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES (FICC)
FICC JURY
THE DON QUIJOTE PRIZE
Gypsy / Cigan
Directed by Martin Sulik
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2011
SPECIAL MENTION
Lollipop Monster
Directed by:Ziska Riemann
Germany, 2011
FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS OF EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN
(FEDEORA)
FEDEORA AWARD
For the best film from East of the West competition section
Marija´s Own / Marijine
Directed by: Zeljka Sukova
Produced by Udruga UKUS (www.ukus.tv)
Contact Croatian Audiovisual Center (www.havc.hr)
Croatia, 2011
NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF ASIAN CINEMA (NETPAC)
NETPAC AWARD
For the best Asian film
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia /Bir zamanlar Anadolu´da
Directed by: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011
EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL EUROPA
CINEMAS LABEL JURY
EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL AWARD
Gypsy /Cigan
Directed by:Martin Šulik
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2011
