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July 3 - 11, 1998

Michael Douglas: The big star of the 33rd Karlovy Vary festival was American actor Michael Douglas, who received the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
Awards
Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Streetheart / Le coeur au poing
Director: Charles Binamé
Canada 1998
Special Jury Prize
Full Moon / Děň polnolunija
Director: Karen Šachnazarov
Russia 1998
Best Director
Charles Binamé
for the film Streetheart / Le coeur au poing
Canada 1998
Best Actress
Julia Stiles
for the film Wicked
Best Actor
Olaf Lubaszenko
for the film Sekal Has to Die / Je třeba zabít Sekala
Czech Republic, Poland, France, Slovakia 1998

Statistics
- Total accredited visitors: 7 173
- tickets sold 120 000
- screenings 465
- a total of 213 films presented

Lou Reed: The festival atmosphere was also livened up by the presence of the legendary Lou Reed.
The Grand Jury
- Gila Almagor, jury president
- Vera Belmont
- Iraklij Kvirikadze
- Jiří Menzel
- Gianni Rondolino
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- Jerzy Stuhr
- Maria Zvereva