The 52nd

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

took place from 30 June to 8 July 2017. The

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was won by ''

Little Crusader Little Crusader ( cs, Křižáček) is a 2017 Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Kadrnka. It won a Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film, shot in Italy, tells the story of the knight Bořek, who ...

'', a Czech historical drama film directed by

Václav Kadrnka Václav Kadrnka is a Czech screenwriter and film director. Early life and career Kadrnka was born on 10 September 1973 in Zlín, Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (today Zlín, Czech Republic). In 1981, he moved with his family to the United Kingdom, ...

. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by '' Men Don’t Cry'', a Bosnian drama film directed by Alen Drljević.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition *

Anna Brüggemann Anna Brüggemann (born 24 March 1981) is a German actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1997. Selected filmography References External links * * 1981 births Living people Actresses from Munich ...

(Germany) *

Sarah Flack Sarah Flack is an American film editor. She frequently worked with American independent film directors Steven Soderbergh (''Schizopolis'', ''The Limey'', '' Full Frontal'') and Sofia Coppola ('' Lost in Translation'', '' Marie Antoinette'', '' So ...

(USA) * Ciro Guerra (Columbia) * Michel Merkt (Principality of Monaco) * Štefan Uhrík (Czech Republic)

Documentaries * Roberto Cueto (Spain) * Anne Fabini (Germany) * Pavla Janoušková Kubečková (Czech Republic)

East of the West * Evrim Ersoy (Turkey) * Cosima Finkbeiner (Germany) *

Rusudan Glurjidze Rusudan Glurjidze (born 21 July 1972, Tbilisi) is a Georgian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Rusudan Glurjidze was born on 21 July 1972, in Tbilisi, Georgia. She graduated in French Language and Literature from the Tbili ...

(Georgia) * Igor Soukmanov (Republic of Belarus) * Karla Stojáková (Czech Republic)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: *

(Grand Prix) - ''

'' (''Křižáček'') by

(Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Italy) * Special Jury Prize - '' Men Don’t Cry'' (''Muškarci ne plaču'') by Alen Drljević (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany) * Best Director Award -

Peter Bebjak Peter Bebjak (born 1970 in Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakia, Slovak actor, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter, writer. In 2001, and along with Rastislav Šesták, he established DNA Pr ...

for ''

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'' (''Čiara'') (Slovak Republic, Ukraine) *

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(ex aequo) -

Jowita Budnik Jowita Budnik ( née Miondlikowska; born 28 November 1973) is a Polish actress. Budnik was born in Warsaw and studied at the University of Warsaw. She made her film debut in 1985 at the age of 11 in Radosław Piwowarski's ''Kochankowie mojej m ...

Eliane Umuhire Eliane Umuhire is a Rwandan actress and comedian born in Kigali. Filmography * Trees of Peace as Annick, 2022 * Neptune Frost as Memory, 2021 * Birds Are Singing in Kigali as Claudine Mugambira, 2017 Awards * 2017: Best Actress, Karlovy V ...

for their roles in ''

Birds Are Singing in Kigali ''Birds Are Singing in Kigali'' ( pl, Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali) is a 2017 Polish drama film directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze. The film tells the story of a Polish ornithologist who saves a Tutsi girl from certain death. Kos-Krau ...

'' (''Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali'') (Poland) *

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- Alexander Yatsenko for his role in ''

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'' (''Aritmiya'') (Russia, Finland, Germany) * Special Jury Mention (Best First Feature Film) - ''Keep the Change'' by Rachel Israel (USA) * Special Jury Mention (Best Newcomer) - Voica Oltean for her role in Breaking News (Romania)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: * Best documentary film - ''Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle'' (''Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo'') by Gustavo Salmerón (Spain) ** Special Jury Prize - ''Atelier de conversation'' by Bernhard Braunstein (Austria, France, Liechtenstein) * East of the West Award - ''How Viktor "the Garlic" Took Alexey "the Stud" to the Nursing Home'' (''Kak Vitka Chesnok vez Lecha Shtyrya v dom invalidov'') by Alexander Hant (Russia) ** Special Jury Prize - '' Dede'' by

Mariam Khatchvani Mariam Khatchvani ( ka, მარიამ ხაჭვანი; born 1 May 1986) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter. Biography Khatchvani graduated in 2008 from the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University, Tbilisi. She has directe ...

(Georgia, Qatar, Ireland, Netherlands, Croatia) * Forum of Independents Award - ''

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'' by Sean Baker (USA) * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Ken Loach (UK),

Paul Laverty Paul Laverty (born 1957) is a screenwriter and lawyer best known for his screenplays for films directed by Ken Loach. Birth and early career Paul Laverty was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, to an Irish mother and Scottish father. He was educat ...

UK,

James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...

(USA) * Festival President's Award - Uma Thurman (USA), Casey Affleck (USA),

Jeremy Renner Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as '' Dahmer'' (2002) and ''Neo Ned'' (2005), then supporting roles in bigger films, such as ''S.W.A.T.'' (2 ...

(USA) * Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography -

Václav Vorlíček Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956, and began directing feature films since the early 1960s. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaborat ...

(Czech Republic) * Právo Audience Award - '' Wind River'' by Taylor Sheridan (USA)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: *

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International Critics Award: ''Keep the Change'' by Rachel Israel (USA) * Ecumenical Jury Award: ''

The Cakemaker ''The Cakemaker'' ( he, האופה מברלין, translit=haOfeh miBerlin; german: Der Kuchenmacher) is a 2017 romantic drama film directed by Ofir Raul Grazier. It stars Sarah Adler, Tim Kalkhof, Zohar Strauss and Roy Miller. It premiered at ...

'' by Ofir Raul Graizer (Israel, Germany) * FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): ''Mariţa'' by Cristi Iftime (Romania) ** Special Mention: ''Blue Silence'' by Bülent Öztürk (Turkey, Belgium) * Europa Cinemas Label: '' Men Don’t Cry'' (''Muškarci ne plaču'') by Alen Drljević (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany)

References

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