The 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2008. The Crystal Globe was won by '' Terribly Happy'', a Danish neo-noir film directed by

Henrik Ruben Genz Henrik Ruben Genz (born 7 November 1959 in Gram, Denmark) is a Danish film director. Before becoming involved with film, Genz attended Designskolen Kolding, where he studied graphic design,Hjort, Mette, Eva Jorholt, and Eva Novrup Redvall. ''The ...

. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by '' The Photograph'', an Indonesian drama directed by

Nan Achnas Nan Triveni Achnas is an Indonesian film director. Born in Singapore in 1963, she grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Achnas graduated from the Faculty of Film and Television at the Jakarta Institute of the Arts. She also completed a master's deg ...

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition *

Ivan Passer Ivan Passer (10 July 1933 – 9 January 2020) was a Czech film director and screenwriter, best known for his involvement in the Czechoslovak New Wave and for directing American films such as ''Born to Win'' (1971), '' Cutter's Way'' (1981) and ...

, Grand Jury President (Czech-born, USA) * Brenda Blethyn (UK) *

Ari Folman Ari Folman ( he, ארי פולמן) (born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film ''Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) and the live-ac ...

(Israel) *

Ted Hope Ted Hope (born 1962) is an American independent film producer based in New York City. He is best known for co-founding the production/sales company Good Machine, where he produced the first films of such notable filmmakers as Ang Lee, Nicole H ...

(USA) * Jan P. Muchow (Italy) *

Johanna ter Steege Johanna ter Steege (born 10 May 1961) is a Dutch actress. She won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her movie debut in '' The Vanishing'' (1988). Among her other films are Robert Altman's ''Vincent & Theo'' (1990), István ...

(Netherlands) *

Vilmos Zsigmond Vilmos Zsigmond ASC (; June 16, 1930 – January 1, 2016) was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. His work in cinematography helped shape the look of American movies in the 1970s, making him one of the leading figures in the American New Wa ...

(Hungary, USA)

Documentaries *

Jørgen Leth Jørgen Leth (; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary ''A Sunday in Hell'' (1977) and his surrealistic short film '' Th ...

, Chairman (Denmark) * Sean Farnel (Canada) * Elda Guidinetti (Switzerland) * Kanako Hayashi (Japan) * Erika Hníková (Czech Republic)

East of the West * Peter Hames, Chairman (United Kingdom) * Milena Andonova (Bulgaria) * Éva Bársony (Hungary) * Annamaria Percavassi (Italy) * Vratislav Šlajer (Czech Republic)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - '' Terribly Happy'' (''Frygtelig lykkelig'') by

(Denmark) * Special Jury Prize - '' The Photograph'' by

(Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden) * Best Director Award -

Alexey Uchitel Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel (russian: Алексей Ефимович Учитель; born 31 August 1951) is a Russian film director. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia. Life and career Uchitel was born on 31 August 195 ...

for ''

Captive Captive or Captives may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Captive'' (1980 film), a sci-fi film, starring Cameron Mitchell and David Ladd * ''Captive'' (1986 film), a British-French film starring Oliver Reed * ''Captive'' (1991 ...

'' (''Plennyj'') (Russia, Bulgaria) * Best Actress Award -

Martha Issová Martha Issová (also known as Martha Issa; born 22 March 1981) is a Czech film, television and stage actress. Biography Issová was born in Prague. She comes from a family with Syrian roots. She is daughter of actress Lenka Termerová and dire ...

for '' Night Owls'' (''Děti noci'') (Czech Republic) * Best Actor Award -

Jiří Mádl Jiří Mádl (born October 23, 1986, in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actor, director and screenwriter. Among his most prominent roles are a part in the 2008 film ''Night Owls'', for which received the Best Actor award at the ...

for '' Night Owls'' (''Děti noci'') (Czech Republic) * Special mention of the jury (ex aequo): ''

The Investigator ''The Investigator'' (1954) was a radio play written by Reuben Ship and first broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on May 30 of that year. The play lampooned the actions of the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities ...

'' (''A nyomozó'') by Attila Gigor (Hungary, Sweden, Ireland) & '' The Karamazovs'' (''Karamazovi'') by Petr Zelenka (Czech Republic, Poland)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: * Best documentary film (over 30 min) - ''

Man on Wire ''Man on Wire'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, ''To Reach the Clouds'', ...

'' by James Marsh (UK) ** Special mention - '' Bigger Stronger Faster*'' by Christopher Bell (USA) * Best documentary film (under 30 min) - ''Lost World'' (''Letűnt világ'') by Gyula Nemes (Hungary, Finland) * East of the West Award - '' Tulpan'' by Sergey Dvortsevoy (Kazakhstan, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Poland) ** Special Mention - ''

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'' (''Šivački'') by Lyudmil Todorov (Bulgaria) * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Robert De Niro (USA),

Dušan Hanák Dušan Hanák (April 27, 1938 in Bratislava) is a Slovak people, Slovak film director. Hanák graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts) in Pragu ...

(Slovakia),

Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) is a Slovak film director. He has directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writ ...

(Slovakia),

(USA) * Festival President's Award - Danny Glover (USA), Christopher Lee (UK),

Armin Mueller-Stahl Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a retired German film actor, painter and author, who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role i ...

(Germany) * The Town of Karlovy Vary Award -

(Germany) * Právo Audience Award - '' 12'' by

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

(Russia)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: * FIPRESCI International Critics Award: '' The Karamazovs'' (''Karamazovi'') by Petr Zelenka (Czech Republic, Poland) * Ecumenical Jury Award: '' The Photograph'' by

(Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden) * Don Quixote Award: ''

'' (''A nyomozó'') by Attila Gigor (Hungary, Sweden, Ireland) * Europa Cinemas Label: '' Bahrtalo!'' (en. ''Good Luck!'') by Róbert Lakatos (Hungary, Austria, Germany) * Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: ''

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'' (''Rusalka'') by Anna Melikyan (Russia) *

NETPAC Award The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the inst ...

: ''

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'' by

Kim Byung-woo Kim Byung-woo (born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Personal life Kim majored in Theater & Film at Hanyang University. Career Kim is known for making inventive and self-funded films. In 2001, he made his first five ...

(South Korea) & '' Tulpan'' by Sergey Dvortsevoy (Kazakhstan, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Poland)

References

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