The 55th

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took place from August 20 to August 28, 2021, in

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, Czech Republic. A total of 144 films were presented at the festival, including 29 world premieres, twelve international and two European premieres. Serbian-French-Luxembourgish-Bulgarian-Lithuanian co-produced film '' As Far as I Can Walk'' won the Crystal Globe. The festival paid tributes to

Jan Svěrák Jan Svěrák () (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the FAMU. He and his films have received awards including the Academy Award ...

and

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

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Juries

The following were appointed as the juries at the 55th edition: Crystal Globe Jury *

Eva Mulvad Eva Mulvad (born 1972) is a Danish documentary film director. She graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2001. Eva is a director of documentaries for DR TV since 1997. In 2006 she received IDFA Silver Wolf Award and World Cinema ...

(Denmark) *Marta Nieradkiewicz (Poland) *Christos Nikou (Greece) *Christoph Terhechte (Germany) FIPRESCI Jury *Birgit Beumers (United Kingdom) *Eirik Bull (Norway) *Adéla Mrázová (Czech Republic) East of the West *Alise Ģelze (Latvia) *Atanas Georgiev (North Macedonia) *Michal Hogenauer (Czech Republic) *Tonia Mishiali (Cyprus) *Ariel Schweitzer (France) The Ecumenical Jury *Pierre-Auguste Henry (France) *Angelika Obert (Germany) *Joel Ruml (Czech Republic) FEDEORA Jury *Natascha Drubek-Meyer (Germany) *Mihai Fulger (Romania) *Nino Kovačić (Croatia) Europa Cinemas Label Jury *Linda Arbanová (Czech Republic) *Erika Borsos (Hungary) *Gregor Janežič (Slovenia)

Official selection

Crystal Globe

:Highlighted title and dagger () indicates Crystal Globe winner. :Highlighted title and double-dagger () indicates Special Jury Prize winner.

East of the West

:Highlighted title and dagger () indicates East of the West winner. :Highlighted title and double-dagger () indicates East of the West Special Jury Prize winner.

Special Screenings

Horizons

Imagina

People Next Door

Midnight Screenings

Awards

The following awards were presented at the 55th edition:

Official selection awards

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe :''As Far as I Can Walk'' by Stefan Arsenijević Special Jury Prize :''Every Single Minute'' by Erika Hníková Best Director : Dietrich Brüggemann for ''Nö'' Best Actress :

Éléonore Loiselle Éléonore Loiselle (born February 27, 2001) is a Canadian actress from Laval, Quebec. She is most noted for her performances in the 2020 film ''Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu)'', for which she received a Prix Iris nominat ...

for ''Wars'' Best Actor :

Ibrahim Koma Ibrahim Koma (born 5 November 1987) is a French actor. He began his career as a child actor in the film ''We Need a Holiday'' (2002) and the soap opera ''Sous le soleil'' (2002–2008). He has since starred in the films ''Asphalt Playground'' (20 ...

for '' As Far as I Can Walk'' Special Jury Mention :''The Staffroom'' by Sonja Tarokić :

Vinette Robinson Vinette Robinson is a British actress, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Her TV appearances include roles in '' Sherlock'', ''Black Mirror'', and as civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "Rosa". Early life Robi ...

for her performance in ''

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'' :Jelena Stanković for cinematography in ''As Far as I Can Walk''

Other statutory awards

East of the West Grand Prix :''Nuucha'' by Vladimir Munkuev East of the West Special Jury Prize :''Sisterhood'' by Dina Duma East of the West Special Jury Mention :''Intensive Life Unit'' by Adéla Komrzý Právo Audience Award :'' Zátopek'' by David Ondříček Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema :

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(Great Britain) Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography :

(Czech Republic) Festival President's Award :

Ethan Hawke Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor and film director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a doc ...

(United States)

Non-statutory awards

Award of International Film Critics (

FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

) :''The Exam'' by Shawkat Amin Korki The Ecumenical Jury Award :''As Far as I Can Walk'' by Stefan Arsenijević Ecumenical Jury Commendation :''The Staffroom'' by Sonja Tarokić FEDEORA Award :''Otar's Death'' by Ioseb "Soso" Bliadze FEDEORA Jury Special Mention :''Intensive Life Unit'' by Adéla Komrzý Europa Cinemas Label Award :''As Far as I Can Walk'' by Stefan Arsenijević

References

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