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39th Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival

39th year of the festival was held on
July 1 - 9, 2005

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Festival in Numbers

10 712
Accredited visitors
6 665
Festival Pas
479
Filmmakers
905
Film Industry Professionals
527
Journalists
123 749
Tickets Sold
416
Screenings
235
Feature-length Fiction Films
15
World Premieres
28
International Premieres
5
European Premieres

Awarded Guests

Harvey Keitel
The range of characters that Harvey Keitel has played is truly wide ranging. He has portrayed brutal and violent thugs, as well as sensitive and loving husbands and fathers. At this year’s festival he received the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
Roman Polanski
A Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema also went to director Roman Polanski, the creator of such films as Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby and The Pianist.
Elijah Wood
This year’s festival was attended by none other than the idol of young film fans, actor Elijah Wood.

Awarded films and filmmakers

Films awarded by the main jury of the festival, of which they were members in the year 2004 Al Ruban, Florinda Bolkan, Simon Field, Katarzyna Figura, Vladimir Maškov, Alice Nellis, Hong Sang-Soo

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Children´s Story (Certi bambini)
Special Jury Prize
Here (Tu)
Best Director
Xavier Bermúdez for the film León and Olvido (León y Olvido)
Best Actress - ex-aequo
Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in the film Aftermath (Lad de sma born)
Best Actress - ex-aequo
Marta Larralde for her role in the film León and Olvido (León y Olvido)
Best Actor
Max Riemelt for his role in the film Napola (Napola)
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