Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
July 2 - 10, 2010
7:45 PMAwards 2009
The festival juries have awarded the best films of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF 2009 during the Official Closing on July 11.
7:45 PMAngel at Sea wins the Crystal Globe
The 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ended with the awarding of the Crystal Globes. The Crystal Globe for Best Film went to the Belgian-Canadian film Angel at Sea by director Frédéric Dumont. The film focuses on the bitter childhood experience of a boy named Louis who grows up with a beloved though manic-depressive father. 6:00 PMIsaach De Bankolé full of emotion
As the last guest of this year's festival to do so, Isaach De Bankolé held a discussion this afternoon with fans. The French actor born in the Ivory Coast accompanied Jim Jarmusch's latest film, The Limits of Control, to Karlovy Vary. 4:00 PMNon-statutory awards: Eamon and Applause score
Saturday afternoon, even before the gala closing ceremonies of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF, six non-statutory awards were conferred. “I’d like to thank the juries of the non-statutory awards for their work. I know how demanding the job is because I have been on FIPRESCI juries several times,” said festival artistic director Eva Zaoralová prior to the awards ceremony.
2:00 PMClosing to feature a boat full of rock hits
Like last year, when the packed Grand Hall clapped to the rhythms of Abba during the final festival film Mamma Mia, Karlovy Vary will end this year in a joyful, party mood. This time around it will be a comedy full of 1960s music, The Boat That Rocked, in which eight original DJs spin tunes for a popular pirate radio station.
1:15 PMAntonio Banderas' summer memories
Yesterday, charming and good-natured Antonio Banderas accepted the Festival President's Award from Jiří Bartoška before presenting his film Summer Rain – and he demonstrated why he is this year's favorite star at Karlovy Vary. 11:30 AMI’ve been incredibly lucky, says John Malkovich
John Malkovich is set to receive a Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at KVIFF’s closing ceremony this evening.
10:30 AMFilm is like oxygen for Alan Rudolph
Original American director Alan Rudolph, who rejects mainstream filmmaking and doesn't mind that his movies don't attract mass audiences, presented his work at yesterday's Master Class, where he fielded dozens of questions from the public.
9:30 AMFestival statistics
By the morning of the last festival day there were 12,043 accredited participants at Karlovy Vary.
1:03 AMReprise screening of The Restored Films of Jan Špáta on Saturday
A set of Jan Špáta’s restored films had its world premiere screening at the beginning of the festival. The selection from this unique project to digitally restore the films of Czech documentary legend Jan Špáta includes Respice finem, Hallo Satchmo, Variations on Gustav Mahler's Theme, Between Light and Darkness, and Athletic Variations. These unique films will get another screening.
1:02 AMŠary Vary: Karlovy Vary films are already in Prague
On the last day of the Karlovy Vary festival, Echoes of the Karlovy Vary IFF will open in Prague. Like every film festival, Karlovy Vary offers a huge variety of film experiences that even the most enthusiastic moviegoers find it physically impossible to manage.
1:01 AMWhat's happening Saturday
On Saturday the festival ends but not before the last Master Class with Isaach De Bankolé.
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