The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (, KVIFF) is an annual

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held in

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; , formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá (river), Teplá ri ...

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. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the

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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

. Above all it was intended to screen the results of the recently nationalized Czechoslovak

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. 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 the Moscow Film Festival and the political decision to organize only one "A" festival for all socialist countries, Karlovy Vary was forced to alternate year by year with Moscow IFF between 1959 and 1993. The social and political changes that took place after the Velvet Revolution in November 1989 pushed concerns about organizing the Karlovy Vary IFF to the background. The program for 1990 was saved by the release of a collection of Czechoslovak films that had been locked up for years in a storage vault. And the appearance of a number of international guests such as Miloš Forman, Lindsay Anderson,

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helped as well. Future festivals were in doubt. Financial problems and a lack of interest on the part of the government, organizers and viewers almost ended the festival's long tradition in 1992. In 1994, the 29th Karlovy Vary IFF inaugurated an entirely new tradition. After nearly forty years of alternating with the Moscow IFF, the festival began once again to take place every year. The Karlovy Vary Film Festival Foundation was set up in 1993 co-created by the Ministry of Culture, The City of Karlovy Vary, and the Grand Hotel Pupp. Actor Jiří Bartoška was invited to be the festival's president, and Eva Zaoralová became program director in 1995. Since 1998, the organization of the festival has been carried out by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a

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. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the

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; a shortened event was later scheduled for 18–21 November, which will not be counted as an official edition of the festival (being promoted as the 54th and-a-half edition). Due to the ongoing

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, portions of the

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were hosted at KVIFF in July 2022.

Program

The main center of the festival is Hotel Thermal. The core of the program is the

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competition; in accordance with FIAPF regulations only those films which have not been shown in competition at any other international festivals can be included. The documentary competition is an important festival event. The extensive informative program features both distribution pre-premiers and films awarded at other festivals. But it also includes discoveries of artistic creations by independent directors, productions coming out of little known film industries, retrospectives, and an overview of Czech film output during the past year. For the tenth straight year the festival will present Variety Critics' Choice: new and interesting films of mainly European production selected by critics working at this prestigious magazine. Seminars focusing primarily on European film are another important part of the festival. Thousands of visitors and the great variety of films testify to the effectiveness of the program team with program director Eva Zaoralová at its head. Due to their valiant efforts many films will be purchased at the festival for wider distribution or, thanks to receiving a festival award, will attract the attention of major producers, distributors, and the media. The festival program has the following sections: * ''Official Selection — Competition'' – films never before shown in competition at any other international festival. * ''East of the West — Competition'' – films from the former socialist bloc. * ''Documentary Films — Competition'' – a competition divided into two parts:

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less than and longer than 30 minutes. * ''Horizons'' and ''Another View'' – a selection of the most remarkable contemporary films. * ''Imagina'' — films with an unconventional approach to narration and style, distinctive and radical visions of film language. * ''Out of the Past'' — classic, cult, rare and unfairly overlooked films, screened in their original and restored versions. * ''Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema'' — ten directors, an upcoming generation of young European filmmakers, present their student films. The project is organized in cooperation with European Film Promotion. * ''Midnight Screenings'' — a selection of the latest horror and action films, works that look at their genres in new, often humorous, ways. * ''Czech Films'' – a representative selection of current Czech films. * ''KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days'' — the industry section of the festival that includes Works in Development, First Cut+ and Works in Progress project presentations. The winners in these categories receive a $5000 prize. * ''Tributes, special focuses and retrospectives''.

Awards

Since 1948, the Grand Prize has been the Crystal Globe – although its form has often changed. As of the 35th Karlovy Vary IFF 2000 the Crystal Globe has taken on a new look: now the figure of a woman stands raising a crystal ball (artistic concept developed by Tono Stano, Aleš Najbrt, Michal Caban, and Šimon Caban). The Feature Film Competition is divided into the following main awards: * Grand Prix – Crystal Globe for best feature film ($25,000) * Special Jury Prize ($15,000) * Best Director Award * Best Actress Award * Best Actor Award The Documentary Competition is divided into the following main awards: * Best Documentary Film in the category for film lasting 30 minutes or less * Best Documentary Film in the category for film lasting above 30 minutes in length Each year, the festival also presents the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema.

Prominent foreign guests

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* 1946: Nikolay Cherkasov, Lyubov Orlova,

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*1956: Dev Anand,

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

, Alberto Cavalcanti * 1960: Waltraut Haas, Irina Skobtseva, Irina Petrescu, Mari Törőcsik * 1962: Shirley MacLaine,

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, Bernard Blier * 1964: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda,

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* 1966: Olga Schoberová, Brad Harris, Ján Kadár * 1968: Tony Curtis,

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, Raf Vallone * 1970: Ken Loach * 1972: Daniil Khrabrovitsky * 1974:

Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Sergeyevich Konchalovsky (; né Mikhalkov; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian film and theatre director, screenwriter, and producer. His filmmaking career spans over 60 years in Cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet, Cinema of the United St ...

* 1976:

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* 1978: Stanislav Rostotsky * 1980: Günther Rücker * 1982: Franco Nero, Sergei Bondarchuk * 1983: Om Puri for Ardh Satya * 1984:

Monica Vitti Maria Luisa Ceciarelli (3 November 1931 – 2 February 2022), known professionally as Monica Vitti, was an Italian actress who starred in several award-winning films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni during the 1960s. She appeared with Marcel ...

, Sergei Gerasimov * 1986: Giulietta Masina * 1988: Bernardo Bertolucci, Xie Jin * 1990: Miloš Forman,

Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in First Austrian Republic, Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his fa ...

, Shirley Temple * 1992: Coen brothers,

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, Aki Kaurismäki, Ken Loach, Agnieszka Holland * 1994:

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, Max von Sydow, Philippe Noiret * 1995: Peter O'Toole, Fridrik Thór Fridriksson,

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, Mika Kaurismäki, Gina Lollobrigida * 1996: Alan Alda, Whoopi Goldberg,

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, Ivan Passer, Pierre Richard,

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* 1997: Miloš Forman,

Salma Hayek Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( , ; ; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa (1989 TV series), Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well a ...

, Ivan Passer, Nikita Mikhalkov, Steve Buscemi * 1998: Michael Douglas, Ornella Muti,

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, Terry Jones * 1999: Woody Harrelson, Lukas Moodysson, Nikita Mikhalkov * 2000: Woody Harrelson, Edward Norton, Fridrik Thór Fridriksson,

Eli Wallach Eli Herschel Wallach ( ; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a British Aca ...

, Heather Graham,

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* 2001:

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, Nastassja Kinski,

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, Thora Birch * 2002:

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his Idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic Art film, art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit ...

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, István Szabó, Michael York * 2003: Morgan Freeman, William Forsythe,

, Udo Kier, Zlatko Topčić * 2004: Elijah Wood,

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Jacqueline Bisset Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset ( ; born 13 September 1944) is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in ''The Detective (1968 film), The Detective'', ''Bullitt'', and ''The Sweet ...

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, Bernard Hill,

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, Albert Maysles * 2005: Sharon Stone, Robert Redford,

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Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films ''Amores perros'' (2000), ''Y tu mamá también'' (2001), ''Bad Education (2004 film), Bad Education'' (2004), ''The Mot ...

Liv Ullmann Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and filmmaker. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, whom she date ...

, Matt Dillon, Catherine Deneuve * 2006: Andy García,

Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance Gilliam ( ; born 22 November 1940) is an American-British filmmaker, comedian, collage film, collage animator, and actor. He gained stardom as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Pa ...

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* 2007: Renée Zellweger,

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, Tom DiCillo, Cybill Shepherd * 2008:

, Les Blank, Kim Bodnia, Saffron Burrows,

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, Christopher Lee * 2009: Antonio Banderas, John Malkovich, Isabelle Huppert * 2010:

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, Nikita Mikhalkov, Kevin McDonald, Scott Cooper, Zlatko Topčić, Adrian Grenier * 2011: John Malkovich, Judi Dench, John Turturro, Cary Fukunaga, Sasson Gabai, Remo Girone * 2012: Helen Mirren, Susan Sarandon, Richard Peña, István Szabó, Helena Třeštíková * 2013:

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, F. Murray Abraham, Valeria Golino, Agnieszka Holland, Lou Castel, Jerry Schatzberg, Michel Gondry * 2014: Mel Gibson, Michael Pitt, Jake Hoffman, Franco Nero, Fanny Ardant, Laura Dern, Mike Cahill, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey * 2015: Richard Gere,

, George A. Romero, Jamie Dornan, Sean Ellis, Jena Malone, Ryan Fleck, Udo Kier, Ben Mendelsohn, Alba Rohrwacher * 2016:

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, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Kaufman, Sergi López, Adriana Ugarte, Emma Suárez, Jamie Dornan,

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* 2017:

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, Casey Affleck, Jeremy Renner, James Newton Howard, Ken Loach * 2018:

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, Robert Pattinson,

, Taika Waititi, Anna Paquin,

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* 2019:

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, Casey Affleck, Patricia Clarkson, Billy Crudup * 2021: Johnny Depp,

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* 2022: Geoffrey Rush,

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, Liev Schreiber * 2023: Russell Crowe, Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander, Robin Wright, Patricia Clarkson, Michael Fassbender,

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, Christine Vachon * 2024:

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, Daniel Brühl,

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Crystal Globe Winners – Grand Prix

Susan Sarandon Crystal Globe World Cinema

* 2023 '' Blaga's Lessons'' (Bulgaria, Germany) – director Stephan Komandarev * 2022 '' Summer with Hope'' (Iran, Canada) – director Sadaf Foroughi * 2021 '' As Far as I Can Walk'' (Serbia) – director

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* 2019 '' The Father'' (Bulgaria, Greece) – directors Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov * 2018 '' I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians'' (Romania) – director Radu Jude * 2017 '' Little Crusader'' (Czech Republic) – director Václav Kadrnka * 2016 '' It's Not the Time of My Life'' (Hungary) – director Szabolcs Hajdu * 2015 '' Bob and the Trees'' (USA, France) – director Diego Ongaro * 2014 '' Corn Island'' (Georgia) – director Giorgi Ovashvili * 2013 '' The Notebook'' (Hungary) – director János Szász * 2012 '' The Almost Man'' (Norway) – director Martin Lund * 2011 '' Restoration'' (Israel) – director Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni * 2010 '' The Mosquito Net'' (Spain) – director Agustí Vila * 2009 '' Angel at Sea'' (Belgium/Canada) – director Frédéric Dumont * 2008 '' Terribly Happy'' (Denmark) – director Henrik Ruben Genz * 2007 '' Jar City'' (Iceland/Germany) – director Baltasar Kormákur * 2006 '' Sherrybaby'' (USA) – director Laurie Collyer * 2005 '' My Nikifor'' (Poland) – director

Krzysztof Krauze Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953 – 24 December 2014) was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller ''The Debt (1999 film), The Debt'' (1999).Marek Haltof]''Polish National Cinema'' Berghahn Books, 2002. Lif ...

* 2004 '' A Children's Story'' (Italy) – director Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi * 2003 '' Facing Windows'' (Italy, GB, Turkey, Portugal) – director Ferzan Özpetek * 2002 '' Year of The Devil'' (Czech Republic) – director Petr Zelenka * 2001 '' Amélie'' (France) – director Jean-Pierre Jeunet * 2000 '' Me You Them'' (Brazil) – director Andrucha Waddington * 1999 '' Yana's Friends'' (Israel) – director Arik Kaplun * 1998 '' Streetheart'' (Canada) – director Charles Binamé * 1997 '' Ma vie en rose'' (Belgium, France, GB) – director Alain Berliner * 1996 '' Prisoner of the Mountains'' (Russia, Kazakhstan) – director Sergej Bodrov * 1995 '' The Ride'' (Czech republic) – director Jan Svěrák * 1994 ''My Soul Brother'' (Spain) – director Mariano Barroso * for older winners (... 1946) see Crystal Globe.

References

External links

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Festivary.cz - Unofficial website

Karlovy Vary - a film fan’s aqua vitae
- Czech.cz, The official Website of the Czech Republic
Radio Prague monitoring of Karlovy Vary festival 2009
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