The 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 13 July 2002. The Crystal Globe was won by '' Year of the Devil'', a Czech

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film directed by Petr Zelenka. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by ''

Nowhere in Africa ''Nowhere in Africa'' (german: Nirgendwo in Afrika) is a 2001 German drama film that was written and directed by Caroline Link. The screenplay is based on the 1995 autobiographical novel of the same name by Stefanie Zweig. It tells the story o ...

'', a German historical film directed by

Caroline Link Caroline Link (born 2 June 1964) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and work Caroline Link is the daughter of Jürgen and Ilse Link. From 1986 to 1990 she studied at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF), and then wo ...

. French American film actor and director

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was the president of the jury.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition *

, Jury President (France) *

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(Germany) * Roger Ebert (USA) * Ibolya Fekete (Hungary) * Jan Malíř (Czech Republic) * Kaynam Myung (South Korea) * Asumpta Serna (Spain)

Documentaries * Andrej Plachov, president (Russia) * Andrej Kalpakči (Ukraine) * Pavel Koutecký (Czech Republic) * Nosha van der Lely (Netherlands) * David Franca Mendes (Brazil)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - '' Year of the Devil'' (''Rok ďábla'') by Petr Zelenka (Czech Republic) * Special Jury Prize - ''

'' (''Nirgendwo in Afrika'') by

(Germany) * Best Director Award -

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for '' Khaled'' (Canada) * Best Actress Award - Ugla Egilsdóttir for her role in ''

The Seagull's Laughter ''The Seagull's Laughter'' ( is, Mávahlátur) is a 2001 Icelandic film directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. It stars Ugla Egilsdóttir as Agga, an orphaned preteen distrusting of her cousin Freyja, played by Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, who turns ...

'' (''Mávahlátur'') (Iceland) * Best Actor Award -

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for his role in ''

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'' (USA) * Special Jury Mention - ''Let's Not Cry'' () by Boung-hun Min (South Korea) & ''Smoking Room'' by Roger Gual, Julio D. Wallovits (Spain)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: * Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - ''Enan no musume'' (en. ''Daughter from Yan'an'') by Kaoru Ikeya (Japan) ** Special Jury Mention - '' Devil's Playground'' by Lucy Walker (USA) & ''Andrey Belyy. Okhota na angela, ili Chetyre lyubvi poeta i proritsatelya'' (en. ''Hunting Down an Angel, or Four Passions of the Soothsayer Poet'') by Andrey Osipov (Russia) * Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - ''Obec B.'' (en. ''Village B.'') by Filip Remunda (Czech Republic) * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - John Boorman (UK),

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(Czech Republic), Sean Connery (UK) * Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary -

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(UK) * Audience Award - ''

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'' by

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(France, Spain)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: * FIPRESCI International Critics Award: ''

'' (''Nirgendwo in Afrika'') by

(Germany) ** Special Mention: ''Let's Not Cry'' () by Boung-hun Min (South Korea) * FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: ''Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles'' (''Cuentos de hadas para dormir cocodrilos'') by Ignacio Ortíz Cruz (Mexico) * Ecumenical Jury Award: '' Cisza'' (en. ''Silence'') by Michal Rosa (Poland) ** Special Mention: ''Filament'' (''Firamento'') by

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(Japan)''Filament'' on IMDb
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'' (''Syostry'') by Sergei Bodrov, Jr. (Russia) * NETPAC Award: '' The Coast Guard'' (''Haeanseon'')

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

(South Korea)

References

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