The 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with three competitive categories, took place from June 28th to July 6th this year. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as president of the festival and Karel Och as an artistic director. The 55th Karlovy Vary IFF will be held from July 3rd to July 11th 2020. On July 6th 2019, the festival’s juries presented awards for the best films at the closing ceremony of the 54th Karlovy Vary IFF.
OFFICIAL SELECTION – COMPETITION
GRAND JURY
Štěpán Hulík, Czech Republic
Annemarie Jacir, State of Palestine
Sergei Loznitsa, Ukraine
Angeliki Papoulia, Greece
Charles Tesson, France
GRAND PRIX – CRYSTAL GLOBE (25 000 USD)
The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
The Father / Bashtata
Directed by: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
Bulgaria, Greece, 2019
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (15 000 USD)
The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film.
Lara / Lara
Directed by: Jan-Ole Gerster
Germany, 2019
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Tim Mielants for the film Patrick / De Patrick
Belgium, 2019
BEST ACTRESS AWARD
Corinna Harfouch for her role in the film Lara / Lara
Directed by: Jan-Ole Gerster
Germany, 2019
BEST ACTOR AWARD
Milan Ondrík for his role in the film Let There Be Light / Nech je svetlo
Directed by: Marko Škop Slovak Republic,
Czech Republic, 2019
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
The August Virgin / La virgen de agosto
Directed by: Jonás Trueba
Spain, 2019
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Promissing new talent Antonia Giesen for her role in the film The Man of the Future / El hombre del futuro
Directed by: Felipe Ríos Chile,
Argentina, 2019
The full final press release is available here.
