Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The winners of the Crystal Globe Competition and Proxima competition in the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) have been announced. The independent journalist Mansour Jahani covered the award ceremony.
The long documentary film "A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things" directed by Mark Cousins, a Scottish-Irish filmmaker, won the Crystal Globe Grand Prize for the best film and 25,000 USD. The movie "Loveable", directed by Lilja Ingolfsdottir, produced in Norway, won the special prize of the jury and the amount of 15,000 USD.
The best director award was given to Nelicia Low for directing the movie "Pierce", a joint production of Singapore, Taiwan and Poland, while the Best Actress award was given to Helga Guren for her role in the Norwegian film "Loveable" and Ton Kas and Guido Pollemas won as best actor for their roles in the movie "Three Days of Fish" produced by the Netherlands and Belgium.
SPECIAL MENTIONS AWARD
Jury members of the Crystal Globe Competition from the film "Our Lovely Pig Slaughter" directed by Adam Martinec, produced in the Czech Republic, and from the film "Xoftex" directed by Noaz Deshe, a joint production of Germany and France, received Special Mentions award.
The Právo Audience Award also went to the movie "Waves", directed by Jiří Mádl, a joint production of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
The grand Prix of 15,000 USD was awarded to the movie "Stranger" directed by Zhengfan Yang and jointly produced by the United States, China, the Netherlands, Norway and France.
The special prize of the jury and the amount of 10,000 USD also went to the documentary film "Night Has Come" directed by Paolo Tizón produced in Peru, Spain and Mexico and the film "March to May" directed by Martin Pavol Repka produced in the Czech Republic.
At the closing ceremony of the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Festival President’s Award was given to Czech actor Ivan Trojan and British actor Clive Owen.
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