Audience Award
Pick the best film at the 45th Karlovy Vary IFF
The Audience Award is one of the most important awards presented at the festival. Votes and responses from festival viewers are an important indicator for film producers and distributors of how successful a film is going to be in distribution in cinemas at home or outside the country.
You have a unique opportunity to rate the films you see at the festival. You will be given a voting ticket at the entrance of the cinema. After the movie, simply mark the rating you want to give the film by tearing it accordingly. Then hand the ticket to a hostess on your way out of the theater or put it in the voting box.
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1.12 |
Oldboys / Oldboys |
Another View |
Director: Nikolaj Steen Denmark, 2009, 97 min
536 - July 6, 2010, 19:00, Congress Hall
7R3 - July 8, 2010, 16:30, Richmond
9R3 - July 10, 2010, 16:30, Richmond Now in his fifties, Vagn leads a solitary life and plays football with a group of similarly aged men, some even older. After being left behind at a petrol station by his teammates on their way to a match in Sweden, he encounters a young habitual offender and together they set off in hot pursuit of Vagn’s buddies. A Nordic road movie taking in a whole series of comic, serious and, above all, well-written scenarios. More |
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1.13 |
The Hedgehog / Le hérisson |
Variety Critics´ Choice |
Director: Mona Achache France, 2009, 98 min
427 - July 5, 2010, 18:30, Small Hall
6K3 - July 7, 2010, 16:00, Drahomira Cinema An intellectual concierge, a precocious 11-year-old and a refined Japanese gentleman are the strange trio at the heart of the sometimes uplifting, sometimes cynical The Hedgehog, based on Muriel Barbery’s bestselling novel. A touching, engaging parable about the importance of unconventionality. More |
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1.14 |
Sound of Noise / Sound of Noise |
Open Eyes |
Director: Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson France, Sweden, Denmark, 2010, 102 min
2K2 - July 3, 2010, 13:00, Drahomira Cinema
6P7 - July 7, 2010, 22:00, Pupp
935 - July 10, 2010, 16:00, Congress Hall The hero of this original Swedish music comedy might go by the name Amadeus, but he can’t stand music all the same. Now he’s on the trail of a gang of musical terrorists who have chosen their home city as their orchestra. This playful film will delight fans of Jacques Tati or Roy Andersson, and also those who can’t abide mainstream music. More |
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1.14 |
Friendship! / Friendship! |
Variety Critics´ Choice |
Director: Markus Goller Germany, 2009, 108 min
428 - July 5, 2010, 21:30, Small Hall
7K1 - July 8, 2010, 10:00, Drahomira Cinema Two naive young East Germans hit the Stateside asphalt after the fall of the Berlin Wall in ’89 in Friendship! Though the pair have only limited English, and even less knowledge of the U.S., the script soon soft-pedals linguistic and cultural misunderstanding as its main source of humor. More |
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1.17 |
Tucker & Dale vs Evil / Tucker & Dale vs Evil |
Another View |
Director: Eli Craig Canada, 2010, 86 min
2E5 - July 3, 2010, 22:00, Espace Dorleans Cinema
728 - July 8, 2010, 21:30, Small Hall A couple of sweaty hillbillies name Tucker and Dale are bosom buddies who always feel refreshed at the mere thought of an ice cold beer. But their fixer-upper weekend at a backwoods cabin is interrupted by a group of hysterical college students. This audacious comedy tribute to the blood-drenched horror genre spoofs the stereotypes that made Friday the 13th famous. More |
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1.17 |
Women in Temptation / Ženy v pokušení |
Czech Films 2009-2010 |
Director: Jiří Vejdělek Czech Republic, 2010, 115 min
1C5 - July 2, 2010, 15:30, Cas Cinema
322 - July 4, 2010, 9:30, Small Hall
726 - July 8, 2010, 15:30, Small Hall Forty-year-old psychologist Helena’s marriage takes a tumble and the advice she’s been giving to her patients all this time doesn’t seem to be working. Her 20-year-old daughter Laura and eccentric mum Vilma are experiencing similar problems. But there are still worthy candidates for romantic adventure out there.... This new comedy by director Jiří Vejdělek is the lightly cynical Czech answer to “Sex and the City”. More |
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1.19 |
The Be All and End All / The Be All and End All |
Variety Critics´ Choice |
Director: Bruce Webb United Kingdom, 2009, 90 min
329 - July 4, 2010, 24:00, Small Hall
5K1 - July 6, 2010, 10:00, Drahomira Cinema A terminally ill 15-year-old wants to get laid before meeting his maker in The Be All and End All, a working-class British dramedy that hits the sweet spot with its delicate balance of outrageous humor and heartfelt (though never sappy) drama. More |
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1.22 |
Katka / Katka |
Documentary Films in Competition |
Director: Helena Třeštíková Czech Republic, 2010, 90 min
3C6 - July 4, 2010, 18:30, Cas Cinema
4K2 - July 5, 2010, 13:00, Drahomira Cinema
834 - July 9, 2010, 13:00, Congress Hall The main figure in the latest of Helena Třeštíková’s observational documentaries is a junkie named Katka. This powerful story of her 14-year battle with drug addiction culminates in spring 2007 when 30-year-old Katka becomes unexpectedly pregnant and the focal point of the movie shifts to the desperate struggle for the child’s future. More |
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1.24 |
Mr. Nobody / Mr. Nobody |
Focus on Belgian Film |
Director: Jaco Van Dormael Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, 2009, 155 min
3P5 - July 4, 2010, 19:00, Pupp
714 - July 8, 2010, 14:00, Grand Hall Life is all about choices. But the range of options is unlimited. This SF parable, as extravagant as it is ambitious, is told in a brilliant and playful director’s movie in which each of the characters appears in someone else’s dreams. And they in turn dream of another life. More |
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1.26 |
Kawasaki's Rose / Kawasakiho růže |
Czech Films 2009-2010 |
Director: Jan Hřebejk Czech Republic, 2009, 95 min
127 - July 2, 2010, 18:30, Small Hall
525 - July 6, 2010, 12:30, Small Hall The film will be shown with Czech subtitles for hearing impaired Renowned psychiatrist Pavel Josek is singled out to receive a “Memory of the Nation” medal, however, it transpires that this reputedly morally irreproachable dissident once collaborated with state security agencies, informing on a former friend of his wife, Bořek, and ultimately being responsible for the latter’s forced emigration. Josek’s family and close friends try to come to terms with these new facts. But which (and whose) truth is at stake here? In a story about guilt, punishment, forgiveness and remorse, experienced director Jan Hřebejk tries his hand at psychological drama for the first time. The film won two Czech Lions and the Ecumenical Jury and C.I.C.A.E. Awards in the Panorama section at this year’s Berlinale. More |
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