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58th Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival

58th year of the festival was held on
June 28 – July 6, 2024

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Festival in Numbers

10 769
Accredited visitors
8 726
Festival Pas
411
Filmmakers
1097
Film Industry Professionals
535
Journalists
127 325
Tickets Sold
109
Feature-length Fiction Films
27
Feature-length Documentaries
33
World Premieres
8
International Premieres
3
European Premieres
168
Film Introductions with Delegation

Awarded Guests

Ivan Trojan
The Festival President’s Award for Contribution to Czech Cinema
Viggo Mortensen
The Festival President’s Award
Daniel Brühl
The Festival President’s Award
Clive Owen
The Festival President’s Award

Awarded films and filmmakers

Films awarded by the main jury of the festival, of which they were members in the year 2024 Christine Vachon (USA), Geoffrey Rush (Australia), Sjón(Iceland), Eliška Křenková (Czech Republic), Gábor Reisz (Hungary)

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

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things (A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things)
Special Jury Prize
Loveable (Elskling)
Best Director
Nelicia Low for the film Pierce (Cì xīn qiè gŭ)
Best Actress
Helga Guren for her role in the film Loveable (Elskling)
Best Actor - ex-aequo
Ton Kas for his role in the film Three Days of Fish (Drie dagen vis)
Best Actor - ex-aequo
Guido Pollemans for his role in the film Three Days of Fish (Drie dagen vis)
Special Mention
Xoftex (Xoftex)
Special Mention
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter (Mord)
Právo Audience Award
Waves (Vlny)

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Extensive video archive from 58th year can be found on the KVIFF TV streaming platform.

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