47th Karlovy Vary IFF Awards

July 7, 2012, 8:20 PM

The festival juries awarded the best films of the 47th Karlovy Vary IFF 2012 during the Gala Closing Ceremony on July 7.

OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe (25 000 USD)

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe: Martin Lund and Ruben Thorkildsen (The Almost Man) The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.

The Almost Man / Mer eller mindre mann
Directed by: Martin Lund
Norway, 2012

Special Jury Prize (15 000 USD)

Special Jury Prize: Giorgio Colangeli (Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy) The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy / Romanzo di una strage
Directed by: Marco Tullio Giordana
Italy, 2012

Best Director Award

Best Director Award: Rafaël Ouellet (Camion) Rafaël Ouellet
for the film Camion
Canada, 2012

Best Actress Award

Best Actress Award: Leila Hatami (The Last Step) Leila Hatami
for her role in the film The Last Step / Peleh akhar
Directed by: Ali Mosaffa
Iran, 2012

Best Actor Award

Best Actor Award: Henrik Rafaelsen (The Almost Man) Henrik Rafaelsen
for his role in the film The Almost Man / Mer eller mindre mann
Directed by: Martin Lund
Norway, 2012

 

Best Actor Award: Eryk Lubos (To Kill a Beaver) Eryk Lubos
for his role in the film To Kill a Beaver / Zabić bobra
Directed by: Jan Jakub Kolski
Poland, 2012

 

Special Mention

Best Actor Award, special mention: Josef Polášek, Pavel Liška, Tomáš Matonoha (Polski film) Pavel Liška
for his role in the film Polski film
Directed by: Marek Najbrt
Czech Republic, Poland, 2012

Tomáš Matonoha
for his role in the film Polski film
Directed by: Marek Najbrt
Czech Republic, Poland, 2012

Marek Daniel 
for his role in the film Polski film
Directed by: Marek Najbrt 
Czech Republic, Poland, 2012

Josef Polášek
for his role in the film Polski film
Directed by: Marek Najbrt
Czech Republic, Poland, 2012

Best Actor Award, special mention: Yannis Papadopoulos (Boy Eating the Bird´s Food) Yannis Papadopoulos 
for his role in the film Boy Eating the Bird´s Food / To agori troi to fagito tou pouliou
Directed by: Ektoras Lygizos
Greece, 2012

EAST OF THE WEST - FILMS IN COMPETITION

East of the West Award (20 000 USD)

East of the West Award: Eva Neymann (House with a Turret) House with a Turret / Dom s bashenkoy
Directed by: Eva Neymann
Ukraine, 2011

Special Mention

Closing Ceremony Vanishing Waves / Aurora
Directed by: Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper
Lithuania, France, Belgium, 2012

DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN COMPETITION

Best Documentary Film over 30 minutes long (5 000 USD)

Best Documentary Film Over 30 Minutes Long: Ilian Metev (Sofia´s Last Ambulance) Sofia’s Last Ambulance / Poslednata lineika na Sofia
Directed by: Ilian Metev
Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, 2012

Best Documentary Film under 30 minutes long (5 000 USD)

Best Documentary Film Under 30 Minutes Long: Sergio Oksman (Story for the Modlins) A Story for the Modlins
Directed by: Sergio Oksman
Spain, 2012

Special Mention

Documentary Films Competition: Helena Třeštíková (Private Universe) Private Universe / Soukromý vesmír
Directed by: Helena Třeštíková
Czech Republic, 2012

FORUM OF INDEPENDENTS

Independent Camera Award

Independent Camera Award: Miroslav Momčilović ( Death of a Man in Balkans) Death of a Man in Balkans / Smrt čoveka na Balkanu
Directed by: Miroslav Momčilović
Serbia, 2012

Audience Award

Audience Award: Come As You Are (award collected by Radana Korená) Come As You Are / Hasta la vista
Directed by: Geoffrey Enthoven
Belgium, 2011

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

Helen Mirren Helen Mirren, United Kingdom

Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon, USA

Festival President´s Award

Josef Somr Josef Somr, Czech Republic

NON-STATUTORY AWARDS

Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)

International Critics´Prize FIPRESCI: Ali Mosaffa (The Last Step) The Last Step / Peleh Akhar
Directed by: Ali Mosaffa
Iran, 2012

The Ecumenical Jury Award

The Ecumenical Jury Prize: Rafaël Ouellet (Camion) Camion 
Directed by: Rafaël Ouellet
Canada, 2012

Special Mention

Hay Road / Estrada de Palha
Directed by: Rodrigo Areias
Portugal, Finland, 2011

FEDEORA Award

FEDORA Prize: Zdeněk Jiráský (Flower Buds) Flower Buds / Poupata
Directed by: Zdeněk Jiráský
Česká republika 2011

NETPAC Award

NETPAC Jury: Kais Kasim, Neel Chaudhuri Tepenin Ardi / Beyond the Hill
Directed by: Emin Alper 
Turkey, Greece, 2012

Europa Cinemas Label Award

Europa Cinemas Label Jury Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy / Romanzo di una strage
Directed by: Marco Tullio Giordana
Italy, 2012


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