The 46th
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2011. The
Crystal Globe was won by ''
Restoration
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...
'', an Israeli drama film directed by
Yossi Madmoni. The second prize, the
Special Jury Prize was won by ''
Gypsy
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'', a Slovakian drama film directed by
Martin Šulík
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.
Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director
István Szabó
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Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the ...
was the Grand Jury President of the festival.
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival:
Main competition
*
István Szabó
István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.
Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the ...
, Grand Jury President (Hungary)
* Vladimír Balko (Slovakia)
*
Michel Ciment
Michel Ciment (; born 26 May 1938 in Paris) is a French film critic and the editor of the cinema magazine '' Positif''.
Ciment is a Chevalier of the Order of Merit, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, a ...
(France)
* Michel Demopoulos (Greece)
* Edna Fainaru (Israel)
*
Sibel Kekilli
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(Germany)
* Pavel Strnad (Czech Republic)
Documentaries
*
Amir Bar-Lev
Amir Bar-Lev (born 1972) is an American film director, producer and writer from Berkeley, California.
Bar-Lev is noted for his work in directing documentary films. He has directed such films as ''Fighter'', a documentary film released August 24 ...
, Chairman (USA)
*
Pietro Marcello
Pietro Marcello (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian film director. He has directed more than eight documentary films since 2004. In 2015 he directed his first fiction film, '' Lost and Beautiful''. Several of his films have been presented at internat ...
(Italy)
* Freddy Olsson (Sweden)
* Harri Römpötti (Finland)
* Andrea Slováková (Slovakia)
East of the West
* Rossitsa Valkanova, Chairwoman (Bulgaria)
* Sitora Alieva (Russia)
*
Stefan Arsenijević (Serbia)
* Matthieu Darras (France)
* Łukasz Dzięcioł (Poland)
Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:
*
Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - ''
Restoration
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* Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
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** Film restoration
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* Restoration ecology
...
'' (''Boker Tov Adon Fidelman'') by
Yossi Madmoni (Israel)
*
Special Jury Prize - ''
Gypsy
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'' (''Cigán'') by
Martin Šulík
Martin Šulík (born October 20, 1962, in Žilina) is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986. His 2011 film ''Gypsy'' was selected as the Slovak entry for ...
(Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
*
Best Director Award -
Pascal Rabaté
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** Blaise Pascal, Fre ...
for ''
Holidays by the Sea'' (''Ni à vendre ni à louer'') (France)
*
Best Actress Award -
Stine Fischer Christensen
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for her role in ''
Cracks in the Shell
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Cast
* Stine Fischer Christensen as Josephine 'Fine' Lorenz
* Ulrich Noethen as Kaspar Friedmann
* Dagmar Manzel as Susanne Loren ...
'' (''Die Unsichtbare'') (Denmark)
*
Best Actor Award -
David Morse
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for his role in ''
Collaborator'' (Canada, USA)
* Special mention of the jury -
Ján Mižigár for his role in ''
Gypsy
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'' (''Cigán'') by
Martin Šulík
Martin Šulík (born October 20, 1962, in Žilina) is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986. His 2011 film ''Gypsy'' was selected as the Slovak entry for ...
(Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:
* Best documentary film (over 30 min) - ''Familia'' by Mikael Wiström & Alberto Herskovits (Sweden)
** Special Mention - ''Tinar'' by Mahdi Moniri (Iran)
* Best documentary film (under 30 min) - ''The River'' (''Upe'') by Julia Gruodienė & Rimantas Gruodis (Lithuania)
* East of the West Award - ''
Aurora
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'' by
Cristi Puiu (Romania, France, Switzerland, Germany)
** Special Mention - ''
The Temptation of St. Tony
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'' (''Püha Tõnu kiusamine'') by
Veiko Õunpuu
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(Estonia, Sweden, Finland)
* Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema -
Dame Judi Dench
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(United Kingdom)
* Festival President's Award -
Jude Law (United Kingdom)
* Právo Audience Award - ''
Oldboys'' by
Nikolaj Steen (Denmark)
Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:
*
FIPRESCI International Critics Award: ''
Hitler in Hollywood'' (''Hitler à Hollywood'') by
Frédéric Sojcher
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In artistry:
* Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator
* Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor
* Frédéric Bazille, Impress ...
(Belgium, France, Italy)
* Ecumenical Jury Award: ''
Another Sky'' (''Drugoje něbo'') by
Dmitri Mamulia (Russia)
*
FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: ''
Gypsy
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'' (''Cigán'') by
Martin Šulík
Martin Šulík (born October 20, 1962, in Žilina) is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986. His 2011 film ''Gypsy'' was selected as the Slovak entry for ...
(Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
** Special Mention: ''
Lollipop Monster'' by
Ziska Riemann (Germany)
* FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): ''
Marija´s Own'' (''Marijine'')
* Europa Cinemas Label: ''
Gypsy
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'' (''Cigán'') by
Martin Šulík
Martin Šulík (born October 20, 1962, in Žilina) is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986. His 2011 film ''Gypsy'' was selected as the Slovak entry for ...
(Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
*
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 ...
(ex aequo): ''
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' (''Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da'') by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning '' Winter Sleep'' (2014).
Early life
Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography sta ...
(Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
References
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2011 film awards
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