43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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The 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2008. The Crystal Globe was won by Terribly Happy , a Danish neo-noir film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by The Photograph , an Indonesian drama directed by Nan Achnas. [1]

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Juries

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

Main competition

Documentaries

East of the West

Official selection awards

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

Other statutory awards

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

Non-statutory awards

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "History - 43rd festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. "FIPRESCI Awards 2008". fipresci.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.