39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2004. The Crystal Globe was won by A Children's Story, an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Here, a Croatian drama film directed by Zrinko Ogresta.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival: <div style="float:left; padding-right:24px"> Main competition

• Al Ruban, Jury President (USA)
• Florinda Bolkan (Italy)
• Simon Field (UK)
• Katarzyna Figura (Poland)
• Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)
• Vladmir MaÅ¡kov (Russia)
• Alice Nellis (Czech Republic)

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• Bruno Aščuks, president (Latvia)
• Alexander Gutman (Russia)
• Miroslav Janek (Czech Republic)
• Ruth Mader (Austria)
• Dennis West (USA)

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Official selection awards

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

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - A Children's Story () by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi (Italy)
• Special Jury Prize - Here (Tu) by Zrinko Ogresta (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Best Director Award - Xavier Bermúdez for León and Olvido () (Spain)
• Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in Aftermath () (Denmark) and Marta Larralde for her role in León and Olvido () (Spain)
• Best Actor Award - Max Riemelt for his role in Before the Fall () (Germany)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:

• Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - (I do not regret anything) by Theodora Remundová (Czech Republic)
• Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Wedding of Silence () by Pavel Medvedev (Russia)
• Special Jury Prize - Days Under () by Jiska Rickels (Netherlands)
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Harvey Keitel (USA), Miroslav Ondříček (Czech Republic), Roman Polanski (Poland, France)
• Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary - Jacqueline Bisset (USA)
• Award of the Karlovy Vary District - Jiří BartoÅ¡ka
• Ecumenical Jury Prize for Extraordinary Contributions - Eva Zaoralová
• Právo Audience Award - The Story of the Weeping Camel () by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany, Mongolia)

Non-statutory awards

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

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: My Step Brother Frankenstein () by Valery Todorovsky (Russia)
• FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: The Riverside () by Alireza Amini (Iran)
• Special Mention: Aftermath () by Paprika Steen (Denmark)
• Ecumenical Jury Award: Cavedweller by Lisa Cholodenko (USA)
• Philip Morris Film Award: Witnesses () by Vinko BreÅ¡an (Croatia)
• Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Dandelion by Mark Milgard (USA)

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