12-07-2009

KVIFF Winners 2009

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    The festival juries have awarded the best films of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF 2009 during the Official Closing on July 11.

    OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION

    Grand Prix - Crystal Globe (30 000 USD)

    Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
    Director: Frédéric Dumont
    Belgium, Canada 2009

    Special Jury Prize (20 000 USD)

    Twenty | Bist
    Director: Abdolreza Kahani
    Iran 2009

    Best Director Award

    Andreas Dresen
    for the film Whisky with Vodka | Whisky mit Wodka
    Director: Andreas Dresen
    Germany 2009

    Best Actor Award (ex-aequo)

    Olivier Gourmet
    for his role in the film Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
    Director: Frédéric Dumont
    Belgium, Canada 2009

    Paul Giamatti
    for his role in the film Cold Souls | Cold Souls
    Director: Sophie Barthes
    USA 2008

    Best Actress Award

    Paprika Steen
    for her role in the film Applause | Applause
    Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
    Denmark 2009

    Special Jury Mention

    Filip Garbacz
    for his role in the film Piggies | Świnki
    Director: Robert Gliński
    Poland, Germany 2009

    DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN COMPETITION

    Best Documentary Film under 30 minutes long (5000 USD)

    Wagah | Wagah
    Director: Supriyo Sen
    Germany, India, Pakistan 2009

    Special Jury Mention

    Till It Hurts | Do bolu
    Director: Marcin Koszałka
    Poland 2008

    Best Documentary Film over 30 minutes long (5000 USD)

    Osadné | Osadné
    Director: Marko Škop
    Slovak Republic, Czech Republic 2009

    Special Jury Mention

    We Live in Public | We Live in Public
    Director: Ondi Timoner
    USA 2009

    EAST OF THE WEST - FILMS IN COMPETITION

    East of the West Award (10 000 USD)

    Room and a Half | Poltory komnaty ili sentimentalnoje putěšestvije na rodinu
    Director: Andrey Khrzhanovsky
    Russia 2008

    Special Mention

    Scratch | Rysa
    Director: Michał Rosa
    Poland 2008

    AUDIENCE AWARD

    A Matter of Size | Sipur Gadol
    Director: Erez Tadmor, Sharon Maymon
    Israel, Germany, France 2009

    SPECIAL CRYSTAL GLOBE FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA

    Isabelle Huppert, France
    John Malkovich, USA
    Jan Švankmajer, Czech Republic

    FESTIVAL PRESIDENT´S AWARD

    Antonio Banderas, USA

    AWARD OF INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI)

    Will Not Stop There | Nije kraj
    Director: Vinko Brešan
    Croatia, Serbia 2008

    EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL AWARD

    Applause | Applause
    Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
    Denmark 2009

    INDEPENDENT CAMERA

    Eamon | Eamon
    Director: Margaret Corkery
    Ireland 2009