40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Michael Radford, Grand Jury President

The 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2005. The Crystal Globe was won by My Nikifor , a Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by What a Wonderful Place , an Israeli drama film directed by Eyal Halfon. ^[1] English film director and screenwriter Michael Radford was the Grand Jury President of the festival.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival: ^[2]

Main competition

• Michael Radford, Grand Jury President (UK)
• Frédéric Fonteyne (Belgium)
• Ali MacGraw (USA)
• Fernando Méndez - Laite Serrano (Spain)
• Kornél Mundruczó (Hungary)
• Ruba Nadda (Canada)
• Zuzana Stivínová (Czech Republic)

Documentaries

• David Fisher, Chairman (Israel)
• John Appel (Netherlands)
• Flavia de la Fuente (Argentina)
• Jana Hádková (Czech Republic)
• Ninos Fenec Mikelides (Greece)

East of the West

• Andrej Plachov, Chairman (Russia)
• Jannike Åhlund (Sweden)
• Mira Erdevicki (UK)
• Viera Langerová (Slovenia)
• Roland Rust (Germany)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: ^[1]

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) – My Nikifor (Mój Nikifor) by Krzysztof Krauze (Poland)
• Special Jury Prize – What a Wonderful Place (Eize makom nifla) by Eyal Halfon (Israel)
• Best Director Award – Krzysztof Krauze for My Nikifor (Poland)
• Best Actress Award – Krystyna Feldman for My Nikifor (Poland)
• Best Actor Award (ex aequo):
  • Luca Zingaretti for Come into the Light (Alla luce del sole) (Italy)
  • Uri Gavriel for What a Wonderful Place (Eize makom nifla) (Israel)
• Special Jury Mention: Noriko's Dinner Table (Noriko no shokutaku) by Sion Sono (Japan)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: ^[2]

• Best documentary film (over 30 min.) – Estamira by Marcos Prado (Brazil)
  • Special mention – Mad Hot Ballroom by Marilyn Agrelo
• Best documentary film (under 30 min.) – Boža moj by Galina Adamovich (Belarus)
• East of the West Award – Ragin by Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia / Austria)
  • Special Mention – The Wedding (Wesele) by Wojtek Smarzowski (Poland)
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema – Robert Redford, Liv Ullmann, Sharon Stone
• Audience Award – La vie avec mon père by Sébastien Rose (Canada)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: ^[2]

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Chinaman (Kinamand), by Henrik Ruben Genz (China / Denmark) ^[3]
• Don Quixote Award: Noriko No Shokutaku (Japan), by Sion Sono
• Ecumenical Jury Award: Chinaman (Kinamand), by Henrik Ruben Genz (China / Denmark)
• Young Czech Critics Award: The Butterflies Are Just a Step Behind (Parvaneha badraghe mikonand), by Mohammad Ebrahim Moaiery (Iran)
• Czech TV Award (Independent Camera): Los muertos , by Lisandro Alonso (Argentina)

References

1. "History - 40th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
2. "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF in Czech)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "FIPRESCI Awards 2005". fipresci.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

External links

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