History 44th festival

July 3 - 11, 2009

Antonio Banderas: the Festival President’s Award was happily accepted by actor Antonio Banderas, who audiences know as a frequent collaborator with director Pedro Almodóvar and a charismatic star of Hollywood films.

Awards

The festival juries awarded the best films of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF on July 11, 2009.

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
Director: Frédéric Dumont
Belgium, Canada 2009

Special Jury Prize
Twenty | Bist
Director: Abdolreza Kahani
Iran, 2009

Best Director
Andreas Dresen
for the film Whiskey with Vodka | Whisky mit Wodka
Director: Andreas Dresen
Germany, 2009

Best Actress
Paprika Steen
for the film Applause
Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
Denmark, 2009

Best Actor
Olivier Gourmet
for the film Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
Director: Frédéric Dumont
Belgium, Canada 2009
ex aequo

Paul Giamatti
for the film Cold Souls
Director: Sophie Barthes
USA, 2008

You can find a complete overview of KVIFF award winners in the final press release.

Statistics

Total accredited visitors 12 061, of which:

Festival Passes 10 277
filmmakers 342
film industry professionals 814
journalists 628
tickets sold 131 293
screenings 464

Of the 232 films presented at the festival there were 19 world premieres 34 international and 12 European premieres.

John Malkovich: Master of supporting roles John Malkovich enthralled audiences with his presence and took home the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.

The Grand jury

Claudie Ossard, jury president
Maria Bonnevie
Sergej Dvorcevoj
Niki Karimi
Rodrigo Plá
Kenneth Turan
Ivan Zachariáš