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53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from June 29 to July 7, 2018, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

A total of 236 films were presented at the festival, including 35 world premieres, eight international and seven European premieres.

Juries

The following were appointed as the juries at the 53rd edition:

Grand Jury

FIPRESCI Jury

  • René Marx (France)
  • Marita Nyrhinen (Finland)
  • Alejandra Trelles (Uruguay)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury

  • Daira Āboliņa (Latvia)
  • Simon Blaas (Netherlands)
  • Balázs Kalmanovits (Hungary)
  • Jan Makosch (Germany)

East of the West

  • Peter Badač (Slovakia)
  • Iris Elezi (Albania)
  • Myriam Sassine (Lebanon)
  • Dounia Sichov (France)
  • Andrei Tănăsescu (Romania)

The Ecumenical Jury

  • Michael Otřísal (Czech Republic)
  • Milja Radovic (United Kingdom)
  • David SipoÅ¡ (Slovenia)

Documentary Films

  • Raúl Camargo (Chile)
  • M. Siam (Egypt)
  • Diana Tabakov (Czech Republic)

Fedeora Award

  • Ștefan Dobroiu (Romania)
  • Natascha Drubek (Germany)
  • Nenad Dukić (Serbia)

Official selection

In competition

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Out of competition

Another View

Czech Films 2017–2018

Documentary Films

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East of the West

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Horizons

Imagina

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Midnight Screenings

Out of the Past

People Next Door

Prague Short Film Festival Presents

Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary

Seven Close Encounters

Special Events

Awards

The following awards were presented at the 53rd edition:

Official selection awards

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude

Special Jury Prize

Sueño Florianópolis by Ana Katz

Best Director

Olmo Omerzu for Winter Flies

Best Actress

Mercedes Morán for Sueño Florianópolis

Best Actor

Moshe Folkenflik for Redemption

Special Jury Mention

History of Love by Sonja Prosenc
Jumpman by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy

Other statutory awards

East of the West Grand Prix

Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova

East of the West Special Jury Prize

Blossom Valley by László Csuja

Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film

Putin's Witnesses by Vitaly Mansky

Documentary Special Jury Prize

Walden by Daniel Zimmermann

Právo Audience Award

Rain Man by Barry Levinson

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

Tim Robbins (United States)
Barry Levinson (United States)

Festival President's Award

Robert Pattinson (United Kingdom)

Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography

Jaromír Hanzlík (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards

Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)

Sueño Florianópolis by Ana Katz

The Ecumenical Jury Award

Redemption by Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov

Ecumenical Commendations

Winter Flies by Olmo Omerzu
Miriam Lies by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada

FEDEORA Award

Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova

Europa Cinemas Label Award

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude

References