41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 30 June to 8 July 2006. The Crystal Globe was won by Sherrybaby , an American drama film written and directed by Laurie Collyer. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won ex aequo by the Bulgarian film Christmas Tree Upside Down , directed by Ivan Tscherkelov and Vasil Zhivkov, and by the Czech film Beauty in Trouble , directed by Jan Hřebejk. ^[1]

Juries

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

Goran Paskaljević, Jury president

Main competition

• Goran Paskaljević, Grand Jury President (Serbia)
• Bent Hamer (Norway)
• Leila Hatami (Iran)
• Coleman Hough (USA)
• Laurence Kardish (Canada)
• Juliusz Machulski (Poland)
• Karel Roden (Czech Republic)

Documentaries

• Fabrizio Grosoli, Chairman (Italy)
• Jana Boková (Czech Republic, Argentina)
• Tine Fischer  [ da ] (Denmark)
• Marek Hovorka (Czech Republic)
• Guntis Trekteris (Latvia)

East of the West

• Gulnara Abikejeva, Chairman (Kazakhstan)
• Stefan Kitanov (Bulgaria)
• Michaela Pavlátová (Czech Republic)
• Ray Privett (USA)
• Swetlana Sikora (Germany)

Official selection awards

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

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Sherrybaby by Laurie Collyer (United States)
• Special Jury Prize (ex aequo):
  • Christmas Tree Upside Down (Obarnata elha) by Ivan Cherkelov (Bulgaria)
  • Beauty in Trouble (Kráska v nesnázích) by Jan Hřebejk (Czech Republic)
• Best Director Award - Joachim Trier for Reprise (Norway)
• Best Actress Award - Maggie Gyllenhaal for Sherrybaby (USA)
• Best Actor Award - Andrzej Hudziak for Several People, Little Time (Parę osób, mały czas) (Poland)
• Special mention of the jury: This Girl Is Mine (L'enfant d'une autre) by Virginie Wagon (France)

Other statutory awards

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

• Best documentary film (over 30 min.) (ex aequo): Life in Loops by Timo Novotny (Austria) & In The Pit by Juan Carlos Rulfo (Mexico)
  • Special mention - Other worlds (Iné svety) by Marko Škop (Slovakia)
• Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Views of a Retired Night Porter by Andreas Horvath (Austria) ^[3]
• East of the West Award - Monkeys in Winter (Maimuni prez zimata) by Milena Andonova (Bulgaria / Germany)
  • Special Mention (ex aequo): White Palms (Fehér tenyér) by Szabolcs Hajdu (Hungary) & Tomorrow Morning (Sutra ujutru) by Oleg Novkovic (Serbia)
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Andy García (USA), Robert Shaye (USA), Jan Němec (Czech Republic)
• Audience Award - Other worlds (Iné svety) by Marko Škop (Slovakia)

Non-statutory awards

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

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Frozen City (Valkoinen kaupunki) by Aku Louhimies (Finland) ^[4]
• Don Quixote Award: Reprise by Joachim Trier (Norway)
  • Special mention - Frozen City (Valkoinen kaupunki) by Aku Louhimies (Finland)
• Ecumenical Jury Award: The Man Who Came to a Village (El destino), by Miguel Pereira (Spain / Argentina)
  • Special mention - Goodbye Life (Shab bekheir farmandeh) by Ensieh Shah-Hosseini
• Europa Cinemas Label - Frozen City (Valkoinen kaupunki) by Aku Louhimies (Finland)
• Czech TV Award (Independent Camera): Play , by Alicia Scherson (Chile)

References

1. "History - 41st 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. Views of a Retired Night Porter on IMDb
4. "FIPRESCI Awards 2006". fipresci.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.