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44th Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival

44th year of the festival was held on
July 3 - 11, 2009

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Festival in Numbers

12 061
Accredited visitors
10 277
Festival Pas
342
Filmmakers
814
Film Industry Professionals
628
Journalists
131 293
Tickets Sold
464
Screenings
232
Feature-length Fiction Films
19
World Premieres
34
International Premieres
12
European Premieres

Awarded Guests

Antonio Banderas
The Festival President’s Award was happily accepted by actor Antonio Banderas, who audiences know as a frequent collaborator with director Pedro Almodóvar and a charismatic star of Hollywood films
John Malkovich
Master of supporting roles John Malkovich enthralled audiences with his presence and took home the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

Awarded films and filmmakers

Films awarded by the main jury of the festival, of which they were members in the year 2009 Claudie Ossard, Maria Bonnevie, Sergej Dvorcevoj, Niki Karimi, Rodrigo Plá, Kenneth Turan, Ivan Zachariáš

A complete overview of all awarded prizes can be found in final press release.

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer)
Special Jury Prize
Twenty (Bist)
Best Director
Andreas Dresen for the film Whisky with Vodka (Whisky mit Wodka)
Best Actress
Paprika Steen for her role in the film Applause (Applause)
Best Actor - ex-aequo
Olivier Gourmet for his role in the film Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer)
Best Actor - ex-aequo
Paul Giamatti for his role in the film Cold Souls (Cold Souls)

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