Karlovy Vary International FF winner!
July 23rd 2010 05:18
On July 2nd, the cream of European cinema gathered in the Czech Republic, to battle it out for the Grand Prix of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, competing for the coveted Crystal Globe and the US$30 000 prize.
The votes were cast on July 10th, with the winners of the 45th KVIFF being announced during the Official Closing ceremony.
The nation of Spain has had a terrific month: Nadal wins Wimbledon,then on July 12th their national football team hoisted the World Cup in victory, andjust two days before on July 10th Spanish filmmaker Agusti Vila won the Crystal Globe for THE MOSQUITO NET. Described by Screen Daily as a drama "aiming for surrealism, dark comedy and mild sexual perversity", the film stars Geraldine Chaplin (daughter of Charlie) as a silent sufferer of Alzheimer's disease.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize was KOOKY, a co-production between the Czech Republic and Denmark a comedy which focuses on the exploits of six-year-old Ondra's lost teddy bear. Using puppetry and live-action, KOOKY is an adorable and innovative family-friendly adventure, the prize for which was shared between the Czech director, Jan Svěrák, and producer Eric Abraham (who also worked on the brilliant QUIET CHAOS from 2008).
The Best Director award was won by Croatian Rajko Grlic for JUST BETWEEN US, while fresh-faced up-and-comer Anaďs Demoustier received the Best Actress award for her chilling performance in SWEET EVIL. Best Actor went to Mateusz Kościukiewicz for his role in MOTHER TERESA OF CATS, and Special Jury Mentions were made of ANOTHER SKY by Dmitri Mamulia and THERE ARE THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW by Iranian filmmaker Fardin Saheb Zamani.
COMPETITION OF FULL-LENGTH FEATURE FILMS
Grand Jury
Ron Yerxa – President of the Jury, USA
Mirjana Karanović, Serbia
Lee Chang-dong, South Korea
Lola Mayo, Spain
Alexei Popogrebsky, Russia
Bohdan Sláma, Czech Republic
David Stratton, Australia
GRAND PRIX – CRYSTAL GLOBE (30,000 USD)
The Mosquito Net (La mosquitera), Spain, 2010
Director: Agustí Vila
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (20,000 USD)
Kooky (Kuky se vrací), Czech Republic, Denmark, 2010
Director: Jan Svěrák
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Just Between Us (Neka ostane medju nama), Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, 2010
Director: Rajko Grlić
BEST ACTRESS AWARD
Anaďs Demoustier
for her role in the film
Sweet Evil (L’enfance du mal)
France, 2009
BEST ACTOR AWARD
Mateusz Kościukiewicz and Filip Garbacz
for their roles in
Mother Teresa of Cats (Matka Teresa od kotów)
Poland, 2010
SPECIAL MENTION
Another Sky (Drugoje něbo), Russia, 2010
Director: Dmitri Mamulia
There Are Things You Don’t Know (Chiz-haie hast keh nemidani), Iran, 2010
Director: Fardin Saheb Zamani
DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN COMPETITION
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (5,000 USD)
(under 30 minutes long)
The River (Upe), Lithuania, 2009
Directors: Julia Gruodienė, Rimantas Gruodis
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OVER 30 MINUTES LONG (5,000 USD)
(over 30 minutes long)
Familia, Sweden, 2010
Directors: Mikael Wiström, Alberto Herskovits
SPECIAL MENTION
Tinar, Iran, 2009
Director: Mahdi Moniri
EAST OF THE WEST AWARD (10,000 USD)
Aurora, Romania, France, Switzerland, Germany, 2010
Director: Cristi Puiu
SPECIAL MENTION
The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tőnu kiusamine), Estonia, Sweden, Finland, 2009
Director: Veiko Őunpuu
OTHER PRIZES AWARDED AT THE FESTIVAL
CRYSTAL GLOBE
FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Jude Law, United Kingdom
PRÁVO AUDIENCE AWARD
Oldboys, Denmark, 2009
Director: Nikolaj Steen
NON-STATUTORY AWARDS
INDEPENDENT CAMERA
Four Lions,United Kingdom, 2010
Director: Christopher Morris
EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL
Just Between Us (Neka ostane medju nama), Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, 2010
Director: Rajko Grlić
AWARD OF INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI)
Hitler in Hollywood (Hitler ŕ Hollywood), Belgium, France, Italy, 2010
Director: Frédéric Sojcher
THE ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD
Another Sky (Drugoje něbo), Russia, 2010
Director: Dmitri Mamulia
THE DON QUIJOTE PRIZE (FICC – International Federation of Film Societies)
The Mosquito Net (La mosquitera), Spain, 2010
Director: Agustí Vila
NETPAC AWARD Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
Son of Babylon, Iraq, UK, France, Netherlands, Palestine, UAE, Egypt, 2009
Director: Mohamed Al-Daradji
The Orion (Orion), Iran, 2010
Director: Zamani Esmati
The votes were cast on July 10th, with the winners of the 45th KVIFF being announced during the Official Closing ceremony.
The nation of Spain has had a terrific month: Nadal wins Wimbledon,then on July 12th their national football team hoisted the World Cup in victory, andjust two days before on July 10th Spanish filmmaker Agusti Vila won the Crystal Globe for THE MOSQUITO NET. Described by Screen Daily as a drama "aiming for surrealism, dark comedy and mild sexual perversity", the film stars Geraldine Chaplin (daughter of Charlie) as a silent sufferer of Alzheimer's disease.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize was KOOKY, a co-production between the Czech Republic and Denmark a comedy which focuses on the exploits of six-year-old Ondra's lost teddy bear. Using puppetry and live-action, KOOKY is an adorable and innovative family-friendly adventure, the prize for which was shared between the Czech director, Jan Svěrák, and producer Eric Abraham (who also worked on the brilliant QUIET CHAOS from 2008).
The Best Director award was won by Croatian Rajko Grlic for JUST BETWEEN US, while fresh-faced up-and-comer Anaďs Demoustier received the Best Actress award for her chilling performance in SWEET EVIL. Best Actor went to Mateusz Kościukiewicz for his role in MOTHER TERESA OF CATS, and Special Jury Mentions were made of ANOTHER SKY by Dmitri Mamulia and THERE ARE THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW by Iranian filmmaker Fardin Saheb Zamani.
COMPETITION OF FULL-LENGTH FEATURE FILMS
Grand Jury
Ron Yerxa – President of the Jury, USA
Mirjana Karanović, Serbia
Lee Chang-dong, South Korea
Lola Mayo, Spain
Alexei Popogrebsky, Russia
Bohdan Sláma, Czech Republic
David Stratton, Australia
GRAND PRIX – CRYSTAL GLOBE (30,000 USD)
The Mosquito Net (La mosquitera), Spain, 2010
Director: Agustí Vila
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (20,000 USD)
Kooky (Kuky se vrací), Czech Republic, Denmark, 2010
Director: Jan Svěrák
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Just Between Us (Neka ostane medju nama), Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, 2010
Director: Rajko Grlić
BEST ACTRESS AWARD
Anaďs Demoustier
for her role in the film
Sweet Evil (L’enfance du mal)
France, 2009
BEST ACTOR AWARD
Mateusz Kościukiewicz and Filip Garbacz
for their roles in
Mother Teresa of Cats (Matka Teresa od kotów)
Poland, 2010
SPECIAL MENTION
Another Sky (Drugoje něbo), Russia, 2010
Director: Dmitri Mamulia
There Are Things You Don’t Know (Chiz-haie hast keh nemidani), Iran, 2010
Director: Fardin Saheb Zamani
DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN COMPETITION
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (5,000 USD)
(under 30 minutes long)
The River (Upe), Lithuania, 2009
Directors: Julia Gruodienė, Rimantas Gruodis
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM OVER 30 MINUTES LONG (5,000 USD)
(over 30 minutes long)
Familia, Sweden, 2010
Directors: Mikael Wiström, Alberto Herskovits
SPECIAL MENTION
Tinar, Iran, 2009
Director: Mahdi Moniri
EAST OF THE WEST AWARD (10,000 USD)
Aurora, Romania, France, Switzerland, Germany, 2010
Director: Cristi Puiu
SPECIAL MENTION
The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tőnu kiusamine), Estonia, Sweden, Finland, 2009
Director: Veiko Őunpuu
OTHER PRIZES AWARDED AT THE FESTIVAL
CRYSTAL GLOBE
FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Jude Law, United Kingdom
PRÁVO AUDIENCE AWARD
Oldboys, Denmark, 2009
Director: Nikolaj Steen
NON-STATUTORY AWARDS
INDEPENDENT CAMERA
Four Lions,United Kingdom, 2010
Director: Christopher Morris
EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL
Just Between Us (Neka ostane medju nama), Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, 2010
Director: Rajko Grlić
AWARD OF INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI)
Hitler in Hollywood (Hitler ŕ Hollywood), Belgium, France, Italy, 2010
Director: Frédéric Sojcher
THE ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD
Another Sky (Drugoje něbo), Russia, 2010
Director: Dmitri Mamulia
THE DON QUIJOTE PRIZE (FICC – International Federation of Film Societies)
The Mosquito Net (La mosquitera), Spain, 2010
Director: Agustí Vila
NETPAC AWARD Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
Son of Babylon, Iraq, UK, France, Netherlands, Palestine, UAE, Egypt, 2009
Director: Mohamed Al-Daradji
The Orion (Orion), Iran, 2010
Director: Zamani Esmati
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