49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2014. The Crystal Globe was won by Corn Island, a Georgian drama film directed by Giorgi Ovashvili. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Free Fall, a Hungarian comedy film directed by György Pálfi.

Juries

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

• Luis Miñarro, Grand Jury President (Spain)
• Mira Fornay (Slovakia)
• Phedon Papamichael (Greece)
• Kjartan Sveinsson (Iceland)
• Viktor TauÅ¡ (Czech Republic)

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• Philippa Kowarsky, Chairman (Israel)
• Oskar Alegria (Spain)
• Tomáš Bojar (Czech Republic)

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

• Ahmet Boyacıoğlu, Chairman (Turkey)
• Ivana IviÅ¡ić (Croatia)
• Levan Koguashvili (Georgia)
• Amanda Livanou (Greece)
• Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland)

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Official selection awards

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

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Corn Island (Simindis kundzuli) by Giorgi Ovashvili (Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan)
• Special Jury Prize - Free Fall (Szabadesés) by György Pálfi (Hungary, France, South Korea)
• Best Director Award - György Pálfi for Free Fall ( Szabadesés) (Hungary, France, South Korea)
• Best Actress Award - Elle Fanning for her role in Low Down (USA)
• Best Actor Award - Nahuel Pérez Biscayart for his role in All Yours (Je suis à toi) (Belgium, Canada)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:

• Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Waiting for August by Teodora Ana Mihai (Belgium)
• Special Mention - Steadiness (Sitzfleisch) by Lisa Weber (Austria)
• Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Autofocus by Boris Poljak (Croatia)
• Special Mention - The Queen (La reina) by Manuel Abramovich (Argentina)
• East of the West Award - Corrections Class () by Ivan Tverdovskiy (Russia, Germany)
• Special Mention - Barbarians (Varvari) by Ivan Ikić (Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia)
• Forum of Independents Award - ' (Anderswo) by Ester Amrami (Germany)
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Mel Gibson (USA), William Friedkin (USA)
• Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography - Zdeněk Svěrák (Czech Republic)
• Audience Award - The Magic Voice of a Rebel () by Olga Sommerová (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards

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

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Rocks in My Pockets (animated film) by Signe Baumane (USA, Latvia)
• Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Corn Island (Simindis kundzuli) by Giorgi Ovashvili (Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan)
• Special Mention: Rocks in My Pockets (animated film) by Signe Baumane (USA, Latvia)
• FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Bota by Iris Elezi & Thomas Logoreci (Albania, Italy, Kosovo)
• Europa Cinemas Label: Free Fall ( Szabadesés) by György Pálfi (Hungary, France, South Korea)

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