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July 4 - 12, 2008

Robert De Niro: Two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro added a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema to his collection. The presence of a living legend was a big event at the festival.
Awards
The festival juries awarded the best films of the 43rd Karlovy Vary IFF on July 12, 2008
Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Terribly Happy / Frygtelig Lykkelig
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
Denmark 2008
Special Jury Prize
The Photograph
Director:Nan T. Achnas
Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden 2007
Best Director
Alexey Uchitel
for the film Captive / Plennyj
Russia, Bulgaria 2008
Best Actress
Martha Issová
for the film Night Owls / Děti noci
Czech Republic 2008
Best Actor
Jiří Mádl
for the film Night Owls / Děti noci
Czech Republic 2008
You can find a complete overview of KVIFF award winners in the final press release.

Christopher Lee: Christopher Lee has played many a villain, but always with undeniably elegance. It was unsurprisingly with that same air of elegance that he took the Festival President’s Award.

Statistics
Total accredited visitors 10 872, of which:
- Festival Passes 9 054
- filmmakers 309
- film industry professionals 886
- journalists 623
- tickets sold 143 781
- screenings 477
Of the 235 films presented at the festival there were 56 world, international or European premieres.

Ivan Passer:A Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema was also received by Czech director Ivan Passer, not only for his immortal work Intimate Lighting.
The Grand Jury
- Ivan Passer, jury president
- Brenda Blethyn
- Ari Folman
- Ted Hope
- Jan P. Muchow
- Johanna ter Steege
- Vilmos Zsigmond