31st Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival

31st year of the festival was held on
July 5 - 13, 1996

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Festival in Numbers

5 900

Accredited visitors

80 000

Tickets Sold

341

Screenings

251

Films

Awarded Guests

Gregory Peck

The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema was awarded to Hollywood actor Gregory Peck.

Whoopi Goldberg

The festival was also visited by Whoopi Goldberg who has employed her comedy talent in such films as the Oscar-winning Ghost and the box-office hit comedy Sister Act.

Awarded films and filmmakers

Films awarded by the main jury of the festival, of which they were members in the year 1996 Regis Wargnier, jury president, Emile Fallaux, Vera Gyürey, Jaromil Jireš, Arnošt Lustig, Boleslav Michalek, Julia Ormond, Ivan Passer, Beki Probst

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe

Prisoner of the Mountain (Kavkazskij plennik)

Special Jury Prize

Saint Clara (Clara Hakadusha)

Best Director

Péter Gothár for the film Lethohand Vaska (A Tale from the Labour Camp) (Hagyjállógva Vászka (Lágermese))

Best Actress

Marisa Paredes for her role in the film The Flower of My Secret (La flor de mi secreto)

Best Actor

Pierre Richard for his role in the film A Chef in Love (Les 1001 recettes d´un cuisinier amoureux)

31st Karlovy VaryInternational Film Festival

Festival in Numbers

Awarded Guests

Awarded films and filmmakers

31st Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival