51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2016. The Crystal Globe was won by It's Not the Time of My Life, a Hungarian drama film directed by Szabolcs Hajdu. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize, was won by Zoology, a Russian drama film directed by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy.

Juries

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

• Maurizio Braucci (Italy)
• Eve Gabereau (United Kingdom)
• Martha Issová (Czech Republic)
• George Ovashvili (Georgia)
• Jay Van Hoy (USA)

</div> <div style="float:left; padding-right:24px"> Documentaries

• Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær (Denmark)
• Hana Kulhánková (Czech Republic)
• Laurent Bécue-Renard (France)

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

• Carmen Gray (United Kingdom)
• Tolga Karaçelik (Turkey)
• Mikuláš Novotný (Czech Republic)
• Agnieszka Smoczyńska (Poland)
• Yoshi Yatabe (Japan)

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Official selection awards

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

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - It's Not the Time of My Life (Ernelláék Farkasékná) by Szabolcs Hajdu (Hungary)
• Special Jury Prize - Zoology (Zoologiya) by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy (Russia, France, Germany)
• Best Director Award - Damjan Kozole for Nightlife (Nočno življenje) (Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Best Actress Award - Zuzana Mauréry for her role in The Teacher (Učiteľka) (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
• Best Actor Award - Szabolcs Hajdu for his role in It's Not the Time of My Life (Ernelláék Farkaséknál) (Hungary)
• Special Jury Mention - By the Rails (Dincolo de calea ferata) by Cătălin Mitulescu (Romania, Sweden) & The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (Vlk z Královských Vinohrad) by Jan Němec (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, France)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:

• Best documentary film - LoveTrue by Alma Har'el (USA)
• Special Mention - Ama-San by Cláudia Varejão (Portugal, Switzerland, Japan)
• East of the West Award - House of Others (Skhvisi sakhli) by Rusudan Glurjidze (Georgia, Russia, Spain, Croatia)
• Special Jury Prize - The Days That Confused (Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse) by Triin Ruumet (Estonia)
• Forum of Independents Award - Tangerine by Sean Baker (USA)
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Willem Dafoe (USA)
• Festival President's Award - Jean Reno (France) & Charlie Kaufman (USA)
• Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography -Jiřina Bohdalová (Czech Republic)
• Právo Audience Award - Captain Fantastic by Matt Ross (USA)

Non-statutory awards

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

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: ' (Gleißendes Glück) by Sven Taddicken (Germany)
• Ecumenical Jury Award: The Confessions (Le confessioni) by Roberto Andò (Italy, France)
• FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Collector (Kollektor) by Alexei Krasovskiy (Russia)
• Europa Cinemas Label: ' (Gleißendes Glück) by Sven Taddicken (Germany)

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