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54th Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival

54th year of the festival was held on
June 28 - July 6, 2019

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Festival in Numbers

12 521
Accredited visitors
10 363
Festival Pas
395
Filmmakers
1158
Film Industry Professionals
605
Journalists
139 271
Tickets Sold
497
Screenings
177
Feature-length Fiction Films
34
World Premieres
8
International Premieres
6
European Premieres

Awarded Guests

Julianne Moore
The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
Patricia Clarkson
The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
Vladimír Smutný
The Festival President’s Award for Contribution to Czech Cinema

Awarded films and filmmakers

Films awarded by the main jury of the festival, of which they were members in the year 2019 Štěpán Hulík (Czech Republic), Annemarie Jacir (State of Palestine), Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine), Angeliki Papoulia (Greece), Charles Tesson (France)

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

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Father (Bashtata)
Special Jury Prize
Lara (Lara)
Best Director
Tim Mielants for the film Patrick (De Patrick)
Best Actress
Corinna Harfouch for her role in the film Lara (Lara)
Best Actor
Milan Ondrík for his role in the film Let There Be Light (Nech je svetlo)

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