Karlovy Vary Award Winners 2007
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Award Winners 2007
Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Special Jury Prize
Best Director Award
Best Actress Award
Best Actor Award
Special Jury Mention
Grand Jury
Best Documentary Film over 30 minutes long
Special Jury Mention for the film under 30 minutes long
Special Jury Mention for the film over 30 minutes long
Documentary Jury
Special Mention
East of the West Jury
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
Award Winners 2007
Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Crystal Globe
Crystal Globe is the main award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, first given in the city of Karlovy Vary of the Czech Republic, in 1948.In the international competition of films, IFFKV presents the following awards:...
- Jar CityJar City (film)Jar City Jar City Jar City (Icelandic: Mýrin is a 2006 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is based on Mýrin, a novel written by Arnaldur Indriðason, released in English as Tainted Blood (also released in English as Jar City)....
(Mýrin)- Dir. Baltasar KormákurBaltasar KormákurBaltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
- IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
2006 The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the film.
- Dir. Baltasar Kormákur
Special Jury Prize
- Lucky MilesLucky MilesLucky Miles is an Australian comedy/drama feature film based on several true stories involving people entering Australia illegally along the continent's coastline...
(Lucky Miles)- Dir. Michael James RowlandMichael James Rowland- The early years :Prior to his screen career, Michael James Rowland studied graphic design at the North Adelaide School of Art in South Australia and started his early working life as a designer / illustrator specialising in the Arts. His list of freelance clients grew to include Sony , Womad ...
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
2007
- Dir. Michael James Rowland
Best Director Award
- Bård BreienBård Breien-Debut:Breien's directorial debut was the 2007 movie The Art of Negative Thinking, a dark comedy about adjusting to life in a wheel chair and socializing with other people who have disabilities. The film won Breien a Crystal Globe award for best director at the Karlovy Vary International Film...
- for the film The Art of Negative ThinkingThe Art of Negative ThinkingThe Art of Negative Thinking is a 2006 Norwegian black comedy film directed and written by Bård Breien. The storyline revolves around a man who is adjusting to life in a wheelchair, and the socializing group he is made to join. The film was Breien's directorial debut...
(Kunsten å tenke negativt) - NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
2006
- for the film The Art of Negative Thinking
Best Actress Award
- Elvira Mínguez
- for her role in the film Pudor (Pudor)
- SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
2007
Best Actor Award
- Sergey Puskepalis
- for his role in the film Simple Things (Prostyje vešči)
- RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
2006
Special Jury Mention
- Leonid BronevoyLeonid BronevoyLeonid Sergeyevich Bronevoy is a Nika Award-winning Soviet and Russian actor. Though primarily a stage actor, known for his work in the Lenkom Theatre, Bronevoy also makes occasional appearances in movies...
for his role in the film Simple Things (Prostyje vešči)- Russia 2006
- Zdeněk SvěrákZdenek SverákZdeněk Svěrák is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival....
for the screenplay of the film Empties (Vratné lahve)- Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
2007
- Czech Republic
Grand Jury
- Peter BartPeter BartPeter Benton Bart is an American journalist and film producer. He perhaps best known for his lengthy tenure as the editor of Variety, an entertainment-trade magazine....
- President of the Jury, USA - Karl Baumgartner, Germany
- Jean-Luc BideauJean-Luc BideauJean-Luc Bideau is a Swiss film actor. He has appeared in over 125 films since 1965.-Selected filmography:* Les Bons Vivants * Mr...
, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - Nandita DasNandita DasNandita Das is an award-winning Indian film actress and director. As an actress, she is known for her performances in Fire , Earth , Bawandar , Kannathil Muthamittal and Aamaar Bhuvan . As a director, she is known for her directorial debut Firaaq , which has won a number of national and...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Daniele Gaglianone, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- Arsinée KhanjianArsinée KhanjianArsinée Khanjian is an Armenian-Canadian actress and producer. In addition to her independent work and stage roles, she is regularly cast by her husband, Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, in his films...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - David Ondříček, Czech Republic
Documentary films in competition
Best Documentary Film under 30 minutes long- Artel (Artěl)
- Dir. Sergey Loznitsa
- Russia 2006
Best Documentary Film over 30 minutes long
- Lost Holiday (Ztracená dovolená)
- Dir. Lucie KrálováLucie KrálováLucie Králová is a beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Czech Republic as a 23-year-old in 2005.- Biography :...
- Czech Republic 2007
- Dir. Lucie Králová
Special Jury Mention for the film under 30 minutes long
- TheodoreLaila PakalniņaLaila Pakalnina is a Latvian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 20 films since 1991. Her film Kurpe was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Vela...
(Teodors)- Dir. Laila PakalninaLaila PakalniņaLaila Pakalnina is a Latvian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 20 films since 1991. Her film Kurpe was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Vela...
- LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
2006
- Dir. Laila Pakalnina
Special Jury Mention for the film over 30 minutes long
- The Mosquito Problem and other storiesThe Mosquito Problem and other storiesThe Mosquito Problem and Other Stories is a Bulgarian documentary feature film directed by Andrey Paounov. It was included in the 46th International Critic's Week of the Cannes Film Festival 2007-Plot:...
(Problemat s komarite i drugi istorii)- Dir. Andrey Paounov
- BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
2007
Documentary Jury
- Dimitri Eipides - Chairman, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
- Anna Buccheti, Italy
- Anchalee Chaiworaporn, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
- Manuel Grosso Galván, Spain
- Marko ŠkopMarko ŠkopMarko Škop is a Slovak film director.He received degrees in journalism at Comenius University in Bratislava in 1996 and in documentary production at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2001.- Awards :...
, Slovak Republic
East of The West - Films in competition
East of the West Award- ArminArmin (film)Armin is a Croatian/Bosnian drama film directed by Ognjen Sviličić that premiered at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.-Plot:The film follows Ibro and his son Armin , who travel from a small town in Bosnia to a film audition in Zagreb, hoping to land a part for Armin in a German film about the war in...
(Armin)- Dir. Ognjen SviličićOgnjen SvilicicOgnjen Sviličić is a Croatian screenwriter and film director noted for his critically acclaimed 2007 film Armin.-Career:...
- CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Germany, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
2007
- Dir. Ognjen Sviličić
Special Mention
- The Class (Klass)
- Dir. Ilmar RaagIlmar RaagIlmar Raag is an Estonian media executive, screenwriter and film director, best known for his socio-critical film The Class . He has served as CEO of Estonian National Television from 2002 to 2005. He is well known columnist in many prestigious Estonian newspapers...
- EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
2007
- Dir. Ilmar Raag
East of the West Jury
- Stefan Laudyn - Chairman, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- Andreas HorvathAndreas HorvathAndreas Horvath is a photographer and filmmaker. He studied photography at the "Graphische Bundes- Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt" in Vienna and film at the Multimedia Art School "Techno-Z" in Salzburg .His photo albums include Cowboys and Indians , Yakutia - Siberia of Siberia and...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... - Marta Nováková, Czech Republic
- Alissa Simon, USA
- Ivan Shvedoff, Russia
Audience Award
- Empties (Vratné lahve)
- Dir. Jan Svěrák
- Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Denmark 2007
Special Crystal Globe
(for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema).- Danny DeVitoDanny DeVitoDaniel Michael DeVito, Jr. , better known as Danny DeVito, is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC television series Taxi , for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman,...
, USA - Břetislav PojarBretislav PojarBřetislav Pojar is a puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.Born in Sušice, Czechoslovakia, Pojar started his career in the late 1940s with his work on The Story of the Bass Cello based on the story by Anton Chekhov and directed by master Czech puppet animator Jiří Trnka...
, Czech Republic
Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)
- Simple Things (Prostyje vešči)
- Dir. Alexey Popogrebsky
- Russia 2006