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.^[1]

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival: ^[2]

Main competition

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

Documentaries

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

East of the West

Ahmet Boyacıoğlu, Chairman (Turkey)
Ivana Ivišić (Croatia)
Levan Koguashvili (Georgia)
Amanda Livanou (Greece)
Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:^[1]

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:^[2]

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 (Klass korrektsii) by Ivan Tverdovskiy (Russia, Germany)
- Special Mention - Barbarians (Varvari) by Ivan Ikić (Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia)
Forum of Independents Award - Anywhere Else [de] (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 (Magický hlas rebelky) by Olga Sommerová (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:^[2]

FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Rocks in My Pockets (animated film) by Signe Baumane (USA, Latvia)^[3]
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) ^[4]
Europa Cinemas Label: Free Fall ( Szabadesés) by György Pálfi (Hungary, France, South Korea)

References

^ ^a ^b "History - 49th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2014". fipresci.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "FEDEORA Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean". FEDEORA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.