56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Opening film Superheroes by Paolo Genovese
Closing film Three Thousand Years of Longing by George Miller
Location Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Founded1946
Awards Crystal Globe: Summer with Hope by Sadaf Foroughi
No. of films170
Festival dateJuly 1–9, 2022
Website www.kviff.com/en/homepage
KVIFF chronology

The 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from July 1 to 9, 2022, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. [1]

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A total of 170 films were presented at the festival, including twenty-seven world premieres, three international and three European premieres. [2] Canadian-Iranian co-produced film Summer with Hope won the Crystal Globe. [3] The festival paid tributes to Czech actors Eva Zaoralová, Bolek Polívka and composer Zdeněk Liška. [4]

Juries

The following were appointed as the juries at the 56th edition: [5]

Official selection

Crystal Globe

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
America Ofir Raul Graizer Israel, Germany, Czech Republic
Borders of LoveHranice láskyTomasz WińskiCzech Republic, Poland
A Far ShoreTooi tokoroMasaaki KudoJapan
Fucking Bornholm Anna Kazejak-Dawid Poland
The OrdinariesSophie LinnenbaumGermany
A Provincial HospitalEdna provintsialna bolnitsaIlian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina TenevaBulgaria, Germany
A Room of My OwnChemi otakhiIoseb "Soso" BliadzeGeorgia, Germany
Silence 6–9Isihia 6–9Christos PassalisGreece
Summer with Hope Tabestan Ba Omid Sadaf Foroughi Canada, Iran
Vesper Kristina Buožytė, Bruno SamperLithuania, France, Belgium
The WordSlovoBeata ParkanováCzech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland
You Have to Come and See It Tenéis que venir a verla Jonás Trueba Spain

PROXIMA

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
And Then There Was Love...A pak přišla láska...Šimon HolýCzech Republic
Another SpringJoš jedno prolećeMladen KovačevićSerbia, France, Qatar
Art Talent ShowZkouška uměníTomáš Bojar, Adéla KomrzýCzech Republic
FoolsGłupcy Tomasz Wasilewski Poland, Romania, Germany
HorseplayLos Agitadores Marco Berger Argentina
In Broad Daylight Au grand jour Emmanuel Tardif Canada
Like a Fish on the MoonBalaye aseman zire abDornaz HajihaIran
La Pietà La piedad Eduardo Casanova Spain, Argentina
Ramona Andrea BagneySpain
TinnitusGregorio GraziosiBrazil
The UncleStricDavid Kapac, Andrija MardešićCroatia, Serbia
Zoo Lock Down Andreas Horvath Austria

Special Screenings

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
BANGER. Adam SedlákCzech Republic
Big OpeningVelká premiéra Miroslav Krobot Czech Republic
June Zero Jake Paltrow United States, Israel
The Killing of a JournalistMatt SarneckiDenmark, United States, Czech Republic
Like an IslandL'îlotTizian BüchiSwitzerland
My Father, the PrinceMein Vater, der FürstLukas Sturm, Lila SchwarzenbergAustria, Czech Republic
PSH Neverending StoryPSH Nekonečný příběhŠtěpán FOK VodrážkaCzech Republic
RubikonMagdalena LauritschAustria
You Won't Be Alone Goran Stolevski Australia, United Kingdom, Serbia

Horizons

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
A Little Love Package Gastón Solnicki Austria, Argentina
Aftersun Charlotte WellsUnited Kingdom, United States
AxiomJöns JönssonGermany
Beautiful BeingsBerdreymiGuðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonIceland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic
The Blue Caftan Le bleu du caftan Maryam Touzani Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark
The Box La caja Lorenzo Vigas Mexico, United States
Butterfly VisionBachennya metelykaMaksym NakonechnyiUkraine, Czech Republic, Croatia, Sweden
Captain Volkonogov Escaped Kapitan Volkonogov bezhal Natalya Merkulova, Aleksey ChupovRussia, Estonia, France
Close Lukas Dhont Belgium, France, Netherlands
Corsage Marie KreutzerAustria, Luxembourg, Germany, France
The DamLe Barrage Ali Cherri France, Sudan, Lebanon, Germany, Serbia, Qatar
Decision to Leave Heojil kyolshim Park Chan-wook South Korea
The Eight Mountains Le otto montagne Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte VandermeerschItaly, Belgium, France
EO Hi-han Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, Italy
Father's Day Kivu Ruhorahoza Rwanda
Fire of Love Sara Dosa United States, Canada
The Five Devils Les cinq diables Léa Mysius France
Flux Gourmet Peter Strickland United Kingdom, United States, Hungary
GentleSzelídAnna Eszter Nemes, László CsujaHungary
Godland Vanskabte Land / Volaða Land Hlynur Pálmason Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Sophie Hyde United Kingdom
Harka Lotfy NathanFrance, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Belgium
The Hole Il buco Michelangelo Frammartino Italy, France, Germany
Joyland Saim Sadiq Pakistan
Klondike Maryna Er Gorbach Ukraine, Turkey
The Last Race Poslední závodTomáš HodanCzech Republic
Love According to DalvaDalvaEmmanuelle NicotBelgium, France
A Love Song Max Walker-SilvermanUnited States
Lullaby Cinco lobitosAlauda Ruiz de AzúaSpain
Mariupolis 2 Mantas Kvedaravičius Lithuania, France, Germany
Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen United States
Mr. Landsbergis Sergei Loznitsa Netherlands, Lithuania, United States
Mutzenbacher Ruth Beckermann Austria
My Love Affair with Marriage Signe Baumane Latvia, United States, Luxembourg
PamfirDmytro Sukholytkyy-SobchukUkraine, France, Poland, Chile, Germany, Luxembourg
The Passengers of the Night Les passagers de la nuit Mikhaël Hers France
A Piece of Sky Drii Winter Michael Koch Switzerland, Germany
Plan 75Chie HayakawaJapan, France, Philippines, Qatar
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush Andreas Dresen Germany, France
Reflection Vidblysk Valentyn Vasyanovych Ukraine
Return to Dust Yin ru chen yan Li Ruijun China
RodeoLola QuivoronFrance
The Silent Twins Agnieszka Smoczyńska Poland, United States, United Kingdom
SonneKurdwin AyubAustria
Superheroes Supereroi Paolo Genovese Italy
Taurus Tim SuttonUnited States
That Kind of Summer Un été comme ça Denis Côté Canada
Three Thousand Years of Longing George Miller Australia, United States
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark
Una Femmina: The Code of Silence Francesco CostabileItaly
Under the Fig Trees Taht alshajraErige SehiriTunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar
UtamaAlejandro Loayza GrisiBolivia, Uruguay, France
War Pony Riley Keough, Gina GammellUnited States
We Met in Virtual Reality Joe HuntingUnited Kingdom
The Woodcutter StoryMetsurin tarinaMikko MyllylahtiFinland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany
Working Class HeroesHeroji radničke klaseMiloš PušićSerbia

Awards

The following awards were presented at the 56th edition: [5] [6]

Official selection awards

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

Summer with Hope by Sadaf Foroughi

Special Jury Prize

You Have to Come and See It by Jonás Trueba

Best Director

Beata Parkanová for Word

Best Actress

Taki Mumladze for A Room of My Own
Mariam Khundadze for A Room of My Own

Best Actor

Martin Finger for Word

Other statutory awards

PROXIMA Grand Prix

Art Talent Show by Adéla Komrzý and Tomáš Bojar

PROXIMA Special Jury Prize

La Pietà by Eduardo Casanova

PROXIMA Special Jury Mention

The Uncle by David Kapac and Andrija Mardešić

Právo Audience Award

PSH Neverending Story by Štěpán Fok Vodrážka

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

Geoffrey Rush (Australia)

Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography

Bolek Polívka (Czech Republic)

Festival President's Award

Benicio del Toro (Puerto Rico)

Non-statutory awards

The Ecumenical Jury Award

A Provincial Hospital by Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov and Zlatina Teneva

Europa Cinemas Label Award

Fucking Bornholm by Anna Kazejak-Dawid

FIPRESCI Award for Crystal Globe Competition

Borders of Love by Tomasz Wiński

FIPRESCI Award for PROXIMA Competition

Art Talent Show by Adéla Komrzý and Tomáš Bojar

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