The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 30 June to 8 July 2017. The Crystal Globe was won by Little Crusader, a Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Kadrnka. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Men DonâÂÂt Cry, a Bosnian drama film directed by Alen DrljeviÃÂ.
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival: <div style="float:left; padding-right:24px"> Main competition
</div> <div style="float:left; padding-right:24px"> Documentaries
- Roberto Cueto (Spain)
- Anne Fabini (Germany)
- Pavla JanouÃ
¡ková KubeÃÂková (Czech Republic)
</div> <div style="float:left; padding-right:24px"> East of the West
- Evrim Ersoy (Turkey)
- Cosima Finkbeiner (Germany)
- Rusudan Glurjidze (Georgia)
- Igor Soukmanov (Republic of Belarus)
- Karla Stojáková (Czech Republic)
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Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:
- Best documentary film - Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo) by Gustavo Salmerón (Spain)
- Special Jury Prize - Atelier de conversation by Bernhard Braunstein (Austria, France, Liechtenstein)
- East of the West Award - How Viktor "the Garlic" Took Alexey "the Stud" to the Nursing Home (Kak Vitka Chesnok vez Lecha Shtyrya v dom invalidov) by Alexander Hant (Russia)
- Special Jury Prize - Dede by Mariam Khatchvani (Georgia, Qatar, Ireland, Netherlands, Croatia)
- Forum of Independents Award - Tangerine by Sean Baker (USA)
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Ken Loach (UK), Paul Laverty UK, James Newton Howard (USA)
- Festival President's Award - Uma Thurman (USA), Casey Affleck (USA), Jeremy Renner (USA)
- Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography -Václav VorlÃÂÃÂek (Czech Republic)
- Právo Audience Award - Wind River by Taylor Sheridan (USA)
Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:
References