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July 3 - 11, 2009

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.
Awards
The festival juries awarded the best films of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF on July 11, 2009.
Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
Director: Frédéric Dumont
Belgium, Canada 2009
Special Jury Prize
Twenty | Bist
Director: Abdolreza Kahani
Iran, 2009
Best Director
Andreas Dresen
for the film Whiskey with Vodka | Whisky mit Wodka
Director: Andreas Dresen
Germany, 2009
Best Actress
Paprika Steen
for the film Applause
Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
Denmark, 2009
Best Actor
Olivier Gourmet
for the film Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
Director: Frédéric Dumont
Belgium, Canada 2009
ex aequo
Paul Giamatti
for the film Cold Souls
Director: Sophie Barthes
USA, 2008
You can find a complete overview of KVIFF award winners in the final press release.

Statistics
Total accredited visitors 12 061, of which:
- Festival Passes 10 277
- filmmakers 342
- film industry professionals 814
- journalists 628
- tickets sold 131 293
- screenings 464
Of the 232 films presented at the festival there were 19 world premieres 34 international and 12 European premieres.

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.
The Grand jury
- Claudie Ossard, jury president
- Maria Bonnevie
- Sergej Dvorcevoj
- Niki Karimi
- Rodrigo Plá
- Kenneth Turan
- Ivan Zachariáš