The 38th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2003. The Crystal Globe was won by '' Facing Windows'', an Italian drama film directed by

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. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by '' Babusya'', a Croatian drama film directed by Lidiya Bobrova.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition *

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, Jury President (Canada) *

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(India) * Aňa Geislerová (Czech Republic) *

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(Poland) * Felice Laudadio (Italy) * Sunmin Park (USA) * Branko Šömen (Slovenia)

Documentaries * Gunnar Bergdahl, president (Sweden) * Ivan Vojnár (Czech Republic) * Ludmila Cviková (Netherlands) * Jelena Stišová (Russia) * Atahualpa Lichy (Venezuela)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - '' Facing Windows'' (''La Finestra di fronte'') by

(Italy, UK, Turkey, Portugal) * Special Jury Prize - '' Babusya'' (''Babusja'') by Lidiya Bobrova (Russia, France) * Best Director Award -

for '' Facing Windows'' (''La Finestra di fronte'') (Italy, UK, Turkey, Portugal) * Best Actress Award (ex aequo) -

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for her role in ''

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'' (''Stupeur et Tremblements'') (France, Japan) & Giovanna Mezzogiorno for her role in '' Facing Windows'' (''La Finestra di fronte'') (Italy, UK, Turkey, Portugal) * Best Actor Award - Björn Kjellman for his role in ''

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'' (''Se til venstre, der er en svensker'') (Denmark) * Special Jury Mention - ''

'' (''Stupeur et Tremblements'') by

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(France, Japan) & '' A Rózsa énekei'' by Andor Szilágyi (Hungary)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: * Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - ''Jesus, You Know'' (''Jesus, Du weisst'') by

Ulrich Seidl Ulrich Maria Seidl (born 24 November 1952 in Vienna) is an Austrian film director, writer and producer. Among other awards, his film ''Dog Days'' won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice in 2001. His 2012 film '' Paradise: Love'' competed for the Palme ...

(Austria) ** Special Jury Mention - ''Documentarist'' (''Vaveragrogh'') by Harutyun Khachatryan (Armenia) * Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - ''The Zone'' (''Zonen'') by Esaisas Baitel (Sweden) ** Special Jury Mention - ''My Body'' (''Kroppen min'') by Margreth Olin (Norway) & ''Portrait'' (''Portret'') by

Sergei Loznitsa Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa ( be, Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, russian: Сергей Владимирович Лозница, uk, Сергій Володимирович Лозниця; born 5 September 1964) is a Uk ...

(Russia) * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema -

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(UK), Jiří Menzel (Czech Republic), Morgan Freeman (USA) * Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary - '' The Coast Guard'' (''Haeanseon'')

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(South Korea) * Audience Award - ''

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'' by Lars Gudmestad (Norway)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: * FIPRESCI International Critics Award: '' The Coast Guard'' (''Haeanseon'')

(South Korea) * FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: '' Babusya'' (''Babusja'') by Lidiya Bobrova (Russia, France) * Ecumenical Jury Award: '' Babusya'' (''Babusja'') by Lidiya Bobrova (Russia, France) * Philip Morris Film Award: '' Roads to Koktebel'' (''Koktebel'') by

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Aleksey Popogrebskiy Alexei Petrovich Popogrebski (russian: Алексе́й Петро́вич Попогре́бский; born 7 August 1972) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His 2010 film '' How I Ended This Summer'' was nominated for the Golden Bear ...

(Russia) & '' Edi'' by

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(Poland) * NETPAC Award: '' The Coast Guard'' (''Haeanseon'')

(South Korea)

References

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