History 48th festival

June 28 - July 6, 2013

Oliver Stone: In the context of modern cinematography, director Oliver Stone is a figure who has eluded the traditional standards of evaluation. The director of Platoon and many other films received the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the festival.

Awards

The festival juries awarded the best films of the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF on July 6, 2013. The awards were conferred during the closing ceremony.

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
The Notebook / A nagy füzet
Director: János Szász
Hungary, Germany, Austria, France, 2013

Special Jury Prize
A Field in England
Director: Ben Wheatley
UK, 2013

Best Director
Líbánky
Director: Jan Hřebejk
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2013

Best Actress
Amy Morton
for the film Bluebird
Director: Lance Edmands
USA, Sweden, 2012
ex aequo
Louisa Krause
for the film Bluebird
Director: Lance Edmands
USA, Sweden, 2012
ex aequo
Emily Meade
for the film Bluebird
Director: Lance Edmands
USA, Sweden, 2012
ex aequo
Margo Martindale
for the film Bluebird
Director: Lance Edmands
USA, Sweden, 2012

Best Actor
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
for the film XL
Director: Marteinn Þórsson
Iceland, 2013

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

Statistics

Total accredited visitors: 12 028, of which:

Festival Passes 10 155
filmmakers 375
film industry professionals 855
journalists 643
tickets sold 128 031
screenings 461

Of the 235 films presented at the festival there were 23 world premieres, 30 international and 13 European premieres.

John Travolta: The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema was accepted by energetic actor and passionate dancer John Travolta, who became a darling of festival audiences.

The Grand Jury

Agnieszka Holland,jury president
Ivo Andrle
Frédéric Boyer
Alon Garbuz
Claudia Llosa
Meenakshi Shedde
Sigurjon „Joni“ Sighvatsson