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The 42nd
The 42nd 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 ...
from June 29th to July 7th 2007. The Crystal Globe A Crystal Globe is a trophy given to the winners of various international competitions:
In media
* Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival), for films
* Globe de Cristal Awards, for art and culture
In sport
Given to the season st ...
was won by ''Jar City
''Jar City'', also known as ''Tainted Blood'' ('' Icelandic: Mýrin'', "The Bog") (), is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, first published in Iceland in 2000. It was the first in the Detective Erlendur series to be translat ...
'', an Icelandic police detective film directed by Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', ''A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'' ...
. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by '' Lucky Miles'', an Australian drama directed by Michael James Rowland. Bård Breien
Bård Breien (born 28 November 1971) is a Norwegian film director.
Debut - ''The Art of Negative Thinking''
Breien's first feature film as director was the 2007 movie ''The Art of Negative Thinking'', a dark comedy about adjusting to life in a w ...
was named Best Director. The Best Actress title went to Elvira Mínguez, and Best Actor to Sergey Puskepalis.
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival:
Main competition
* Peter Bart, Grand Jury President (USA)
* Karl Baumgartner (Germany)
* Jean-Luc Bideau (Switzerland, France)
*
Nandita Das
Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...
(India)
*Daniele Gaglianone
Daniele Gaglianone is an Italian director.
Biography
Born in Ancona, Gaglianone has lived in Turin since the age of six.
From 1989 to 2000 he realized a few shorts and documentary films. In 1998 he works as scenarist for the film '' Così ri ...
(Italy)
*Arsinée Khanjian (Canada)
*David Ondříček (Czech Republic)
Documentaries
* Dimitri Eipides, Chairman (Greece)
* Anna Buccheti (Italy)
* Anchalee Chaiworaporn (Thailand)
* Manuel Grosso Galván (Spain)
* Marko Škop (Slovak Republic)
East of the West
* Stefan Laudyn, Chairman (Poland)
* Andreas Horvath (Austria)
* Marta Nováková (Czech Republic)
* Alissa Simon (USA)
*Ivan Shvedoff (Russia)
Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: *Crystal Globe A Crystal Globe is a trophy given to the winners of various international competitions:
In media
* Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival), for films
* Globe de Cristal Awards, for art and culture
In sport
Given to the season st ...
(Grand Prix) - ''Jar City
''Jar City'', also known as ''Tainted Blood'' ('' Icelandic: Mýrin'', "The Bog") (), is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, first published in Iceland in 2000. It was the first in the Detective Erlendur series to be translat ...
'' (''Mýrin'') by Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', ''A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'' ...
(Iceland, Germany)
* Special Jury Prize - '' Lucky Miles'' by Michael James Rowland (Australia)
* Best Director Award (Karlovy Vary IFF), Best Director Award - Bård Breien
Bård Breien (born 28 November 1971) is a Norwegian film director.
Debut - ''The Art of Negative Thinking''
Breien's first feature film as director was the 2007 movie ''The Art of Negative Thinking'', a dark comedy about adjusting to life in a w ...
for ''The Art of Negative Thinking'' (''Kunsten å tenke negativt'') (Norway)
* Best Actress Award (Karlovy Vary IFF), Best Actress Award - Elvira Mínguez for ''Pudor'' (Spain)
* Best Actor Award (Karlovy Vary IFF), Best Actor Award - Sergey Puskepalis for ''Simple Things (film), Simple Things'' (''Prostyje vešči'') (Russia)
* Special mention of the jury:
** Leonid Bronevoy for his role in ''Simple Things (film), Simple Things'' (''Prostyje vešči'') (Russia)
** Zdeněk Svěrák for the screenplay of ''Empties'' (''Vratné lahve'') (Czech Republic, UK, Denmark)
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: * Best documentary film (over 30 min) - ''Ztracená dovolená'' (en. ''Lost Holiday'') by Lucie Králová (Czech Republic) ** Special mention - ''The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories'' (''Problemat s komarite i drugi istorii'') by Andrey Paounov (Bulgaria) * Best documentary film (under 30 min) - ''Artel'' by Sergey Loznitsa (Russia) ** Special mention - ''Theodore'' (''Teodors'') by Laila Pakalnina (Latvia) * East of the West Award - ''Armin (film), Armin'' by Ognjen Sviličić (Croatia, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina) ** Special Mention - ''The Class (2007 film), The Class'' (''Klass'') by Ilmar Raag (Estonia) * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Danny DeVito (USA), Břetislav Pojar (Czech Republic) * Audience Award - ''Empties'' (''Vratné lahve'') by Jan Svěrák (*Czech Republic, UK, Denmark)Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: * FIPRESCI International Critics Award: ''Simple Things (film), Simple Things'' (''Prostyje vešči'') by Alexey Popogrebsky (Russia) * Don Quixote Award: ''Jar City
''Jar City'', also known as ''Tainted Blood'' ('' Icelandic: Mýrin'', "The Bog") (), is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, first published in Iceland in 2000. It was the first in the Detective Erlendur series to be translat ...
'' (''Mýrin'') by Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', ''A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'' ...
(Iceland, Germany)
* Ecumenical Jury Award: ''Simple Things (film), Simple Things'' (''Prostyje vešči'') by Alexey Popogrebsky (Russia)
** Special mention - ''Conversation with My Gardener'' (''Dialogue avec mon jardinier'') by Jean Becker (director), Jean Becker (France)
* Europa Cinemas Label - ''The Class (2007 film), The Class'' (''Klass'') by Ilmar Raag (Estonia)
* Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: ''Pingpong'' by Matthias Luthardt (Germany)
* Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, NETPAC Award: ''The Band’s Visit'' (''Bikur hatizmoret'') by Eran Kolirin (Israel, France)
References
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