Best Director Award (Karlovy Vary IFF)

Last updated

The Best Director Award is one of main awards of the Feature Film Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Since 1990, it is conferred on the best director. [1]

Contents

Best Director Award winners

YearDirectorFilmOriginal TitleNationality of Director
2019 Tim Mielants Patrick De PatrickBelgian
2018 Olmo Omerzu Winter Flies Všechno budeSlovenian
2017 [2] Peter Bebjak The Line ČiaraSlovak
2016 [3] Damjan Kozole Nightlife Nočno življenjeSlovenian
2015 [4] Visar Morina Babai Kosovar
2014 [5] György Pálfi Free Fall SzabadesésHungarian
2013 [6] Jan Hřebejk Honeymoon LíbánkyCzech
2012 [7] Rafaël Ouellet Camion Canadian
2011 [8] Pascal Rabaté Holidays by the Sea Ni à vendre ni à louerFrench
2010 [9] Rajko Grlić Just Between Us Neka ostane medju namaCroatian
2009 [10] Andreas Dresen Whiskey with Vodka  [ de ]Whisky mit WodkaGerman
2008 [11] Alexey Uchitel Captive PlennyjRussian
2007 [12] Bård Breien The Art of Negative Thinking Kunsten å tenke negativtNorwegian
2006 [13] Joachim Trier Reprise Norwegian
2005 [14] Krzysztof Krauze My Nikifor Mój NikiforPolish
2004 [15] Xavier Bermúdez León and Olvido León y OlvidoSpanish
2003 [16] Ferzan Ozpetek Facing Windows La finestra di fronteTurkish
2002 [17] Asghar Massombagi Khaled Iranian
2001 [18] Ibolya Fekete Chico Hungarian
2000 [19] Vinko Brešan Marshal Tito's Spirit MaršalCroatian
1999 [20] Aleksandr Rogozhkin Checkpoint BlokpostRussian
1998 [21] Charles Binamé Streetheart Le coeur au poingCanadian
1997 [22] Martine Dugowson Shadow Play Portraits chinoisFrench
1996 [23] Péter Gothár Vaska Easoff Hagyjállógva VászkaHungarian
1995 [24] Lars von Trier The Kingdom RigetDanish
1994 [25] Timur Bekmambetov, Gennadij Kajumov Peshavar Waltz Peshavarskiy valsRussian
1992 [26] Not conferred
1990 [27] Janusz Kijowski State of Fear Stan strachuPolish

Related Research Articles

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Annual film festival in the Czech Republic

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe's leading film event.

Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival) Main award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Crystal Globe is the main award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, first given in the Czech Republic city of Karlovy Vary in 1948.

Streetheart is a 1998 film that was awarded the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1998. It was directed by French Canadian director Charles Binamé.

Chad Hartigan is a Cyprus-born, Irish-American filmmaker and actor.

Hitonari Tsuji

Hitonari Tsuji is a Tokyo-born Japanese writer, composer, and film director. In his film and singing work he uses the name Jinsei Tsuji, an alternative reading of the Japanese writing of his name. He debuted as a writer in 1989. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as overseas, with his work being translated into 20 languages and selling over ten million copies.

The Fresh Film Fest International Film Festival or Fresh Film Fest is an international student film festival held annually in August in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, first held in 2004.

Vladimír Michálek is a Czech film director and screenwriter.

<i>Armin</i> (film) 2007 Croatian film

Armin is a 2007 Croatian-Bosnian drama film directed by Ognjen Sviličić that premiered at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.

Zrinko Ogresta Croatian film director, screenwriter

Zrinko Ogresta is a Croatian screenwriter and film director, professor of film directing at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb and a member of the European Film Academy in Berlin. Praised for their strong visual style, well articulated mise-en-scène and innovative storytelling, his films focus on the anxieties that lurk behind the well cultivated burgeois facade of the characters, using their emotional and psychological fractures to bring to light the complexes that haunt the society in general, while subtly analysing social and political forces behind it.

Abdolreza Kahani Iranian filmmaker (born 1973)

Abdolreza Kahani is an Iranian filmmaker.

<i>Just Between Us</i> (film) 2010 Croatian film

Just Between Us is a 2010 Croatian drama film directed by Rajko Grlić starring Miki Manojlović, Bojan Navojec, Nataša Dorčić, Daria Lorenci and Ksenija Marinković. The film is a co-production involving Croatia's Mainframe Production, Serbia's Yodi Movie Craftsman and Slovenia's Studio Maj and was additionally financed by the Croatian Radiotelevision and Eurimages.

<i>The Last Step</i> 2012 Iranian film

The Last Step is Ali Mosaffa's second feature film following Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005) featuring Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, and Alireza Aghakhani. The screenplay was partly inspired by Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich and James Joyce's Short Story The Dead. The film is considered one of the few independently produced features within Iranian cinema and gathered worldwide success after its world premiere at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July, 2012.

<i>Collector</i> (2016 film) 2016 Russian film

Collector is a 2016 Russian drama film written and directed by Alexey Krasovsky. The film stars Konstantin Khabensky in the title role, with Ksenia Buravskaya, Polina Agureeva, Darya Moroz, Valentina Lukaschuk, Yevgeny Stychkin, Kirill Pletnyov, Igor Zolotovitsky, Tatyana Lazareva, Alexander Tyutin, Marina Lisovets, Nikita Tyunin providing voices.

Room and a Half is a 2009 Russian film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Khrzhanovsky) and Best Screenplay. It also received the Best Film award in the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Rusudan Glurjidze

Rusudan Glurjidze is a Georgian film director, screenwriter, and producer.

The Best Actress Award is one of main awards of the Feature Film Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It is conferred on the best actress, or the best actresses ex aequo.

The Best Actor Award is one of main awards of the Feature Film Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It is conferred on the best actor, or the best actors ex aequo.

The Special Jury Prize is one of the main awards of the Feature Film Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It is the second highest award of the festival after the Crystal Globe.

The 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from June 28 to July 6, 2019, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

The 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from August 20 to August 28, 2021, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

References

  1. "Awards for films in the Official Selection". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. 2017 awards at the official site
  3. 2016 awards at the official site
  4. 2015 awards at the official site
  5. 2014 awards at the official site
  6. 2013 awards at the official site
  7. 2012 awards at the official site
  8. 2011 awards at the official site
  9. 2010 awards at the official site
  10. 2009 awards at the official site
  11. 2008 awards at the official site
  12. 2007 awards at the official site
  13. 2006 awards at the official site
  14. 2005 awards at the official site
  15. 2004 awards at the official site
  16. 2003 awards at the official site
  17. 2002 awards at the official site
  18. 2001 awards at the official site
  19. 2000 awards at the official site
  20. 1999 awards at the official site
  21. 1998 awards at the official site
  22. 1997 awards at the official site
  23. 1996 awards at the official site
  24. 1995 awards at the official site
  25. 1994 awards at the official site
  26. 1992 awards at the official site
  27. 1990 awards at the official site