39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival explained

The 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2004. The Crystal Globe was won by A Children's Story, an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Here, a Croatian drama film directed by Zrinko Ogresta.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival: ^[1]

Main competition

• Al Ruban, Jury President (USA)
• Florinda Bolkan (Italy)
• Simon Field (UK)
• Katarzyna Figura (Poland)
• Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)
• Vladmir Maškov (Russia)
• Alice Nellis (Czech Republic)

Documentaries

• Bruno Aščuks, president (Latvia)
• Alexander Gutman (Russia)
• Miroslav Janek (Czech Republic)
• Ruth Mader (Austria)
• Dennis West (USA)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:^[2]

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - A Children's Story by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi (Italy)
• Special Jury Prize - Here (Tu) by Zrinko Ogresta (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Best Director Award - Xavier Bermúdez for León and Olvido (Spain)
• Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in Aftermath (Denmark) and Marta Larralde for her role in León and Olvido (Spain)
• Best Actor Award - Max Riemelt for his role in Before the Fall (Germany)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:

• Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - (I do not regret anything) by Theodora Remundová (Czech Republic)^[3]
• Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Wedding of Silence by Pavel Medvedev (Russia)^[4]
  • Special Jury Prize - Days Under by Jiska Rickels (Netherlands)^[5]
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Harvey Keitel (USA), Miroslav Ondříček (Czech Republic), Roman Polanski (Poland, France)
• Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary - Jacqueline Bisset (USA)
• Award of the Karlovy Vary District - Jiří Bartoška
• Ecumenical Jury Prize for Extraordinary Contributions - Eva Zaoralová
• Právo Audience Award - The Story of the Weeping Camel by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany, Mongolia)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: My Step Brother Frankenstein by Valery Todorovsky (Russia)^[6]
• FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: The Riverside by Alireza Amini (Iran)^[7]
  • Special Mention: Aftermath by Paprika Steen (Denmark)
• Ecumenical Jury Award: Cavedweller by Lisa Cholodenko (USA)
• Philip Morris Film Award: Witnesses by Vinko Brešan (Croatia)
• Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Dandelion by Mark Milgard (USA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF in Czech) . kviff.com . 17 March 2018.
2. Web site: History - 39th festival . KVIFF . 18 March 2018.
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418207/releaseinfo Niceho nelituji on IMDb
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418207/releaseinfo Wedding of Silence on IMDb
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419235/releaseinfo Days Under on IMDb
6. Web site: FIPRESCI Awards 2004 . fipresci.org . 17 March 2018.
7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417863/releaseinfo The Riverside on IMDb