History 47th festival

June 29 - July 7, 2012

Helen Mirren: The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema was received with elegance by Helen Mirren.

Awards

The festival juries awarded the best films of the 47th Karlovy Vary IFF on July 7, 2012. The awards were conferred during the closing ceremony.

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
The Almost Man / Mer eller mindre mann
Director: Martin Lund
Norway, 2012

Special Jury Prize
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy / Romanzo di una strage
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana
Italy, 2012

Best Director
Rafaël Ouellet
for the film Camion
Canada, 2012

Best Actress
Leila Hatami
for the film The Last Step / Peleh akhar
Director: Ali Mosaffa
Iran, 2012

Best Actor
Henrik Rafaelsen
for the film The Almost Man / Mer eller mindre mann
Director: Martin Lund
Norway, 2012
ex aequo
Eryk Lubos
for the film To Kill a Beaver / Zabić bobra
Director:Jan Jakub Kolski
Poland, 2012

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

Statistics

Total accredited visitors: 11 471, of which:

Festival Passes 9 596
filmmakers 405
film industry professionals 803
journalists 667
tickets sold 121 070
screenings 410

Of the 218 films presented at the festival there were 23 world premieres, 35 international and 8 European premieres.

Susan Sarandon: Another big star of the festival was American actress Susan Sarandon. she took home the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema and personally presented the film Jeff Who Lives at Home.

The Grand Jury

Richard Peña, jury president
Rajko Grlić
Maria Hatzakou
Makram Khoury
Joanna Kos-Krauze
Ivo Mathé
François Papineau