39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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.[1]

## Juries

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The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2]

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

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Zrinko Ogresta, director of Here

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1]

* Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - A Children's Story (Certi bambini) 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 (León y Olvido) (Spain)
* Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in Aftermath (Lad de små børn) (Denmark) and Marta Larralde for her role in León and Olvido (León y Olvido) (Spain)
* Best Actor Award \- Max Riemelt for his role in Before the Fall (Napola) (Germany)

## Other statutory awards

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Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2]

* Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - Niceho nelituji (I do not regret anything) by Theodora Remundová (Czech Republic)[3]
* Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Wedding of Silence (Svadba tishiny) by Pavel Medvedev (Russia)[4]
* Special Jury Prize - Days Under (Untertage) 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 (Ingen nulims) by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany, Mongolia)

## Non-statutory awards

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The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]

* FIPRESCI International Critics Award: My Step Brother Frankenstein (Moy svodnyy brat Frankenshteyn) by Valery Todorovsky (Russia)[6]
* FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: The Riverside (Kenar-e roodkhaneh) by Alireza Amini (Iran)[7]
* Special Mention: Aftermath (Lad de små børn...) by Paprika Steen (Denmark)
* Ecumenical Jury Award: Cavedweller by Lisa Cholodenko (USA)
* Philip Morris Film Award: Witnesses (Svjedoci) by Vinko Brešan (Croatia)
* Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Dandelion by Mark Milgard (USA)

## References

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1. ^ a b "History - 39th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF in Czech)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. ^ Niceho nelituji on IMDb
4. ^ Wedding of Silence on IMDb
5. ^ Days Under on IMDb
6. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2004". fipresci.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
7. ^ The Riverside on IMDb

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