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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. Juries The following people formed the juries of the festival: 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: * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - ''Corn Island'' (''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe's leading film event. History The pre-war dream of many enthusiastic filmmakers materialized in 1946 when a non-competition festival of films from seven countries took place in Mariánské Lázně and Karlovy Vary. Above all it was intended to screen the results of the recently nationalized Czechoslovak film industry. After the first two years the festival moved permanently to Karlovy Vary. The Karlovy Vary IFF first held an international film competition in 1948. Since 1951, an international jury has evaluated the films. The Karlovy Vary competition quickly found a place among other developing festivals and by 1956 FIAPF had already classified Karlovy Vary as a category A festival. Given the creation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
