44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 3 to 11 July 2009. The Crystal Globe was won by Angel at Sea, a Belgian-Canadian drama film directed by Frédéric Dumont. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Twenty, an Iranian drama film directed by Abdolreza Kahani.

Juries

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

• Claudie Ossard, Grand Jury President (France)
• Maria Bonnevie (Sweden)
• Sergey Dvortsevoy (Russia)
• Niki Karimi (Iran)
• Rodrigo Plá (Mexico)
• Kenneth Turan (USA)
• Ivan Zachariáš (Czech Republic)

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• György Báron, Chairman (Hungary)
• David Courier (USA)
• Tiziana Finzi (Italy)
• Vít Janeček (Czech Republic)
• Jiska Rickels (The Netherlands)

</div> <div style="float:left; padding-right:24px"> East of the West

• Bojidar Manov, Chairman (Bulgaria)
• Birgit Beumers (Germany)
• Maria Procházková (Czech Republic)
• Jānis Putniņš (Latvia)
• Michael Wellner-Pospíšil (Czech Republic, France)

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Official selection awards

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

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) by Frédéric Dumont (Belgium)
• Special Jury Prize - Twenty (Bist) by Abdolreza Kahani (Iran)
• Best Director Award - Andreas Dresen for ' (Whisky mit Wodka) (Germany)
• Best Actress Award - Paprika Steen for Applause (Applaus) (Denmark)
• Best Actor Award (ex aequo):
• Olivier Gourmet for Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) (Belgium, Canada)
• Paul Giamatti for Cold Souls (USA)
• Special mention of the jury - Filip Garbacz for his role in Piggies (Świnki) (Poland, Germany)