The 39th

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 2 to 10 July 2004. The Crystal Globe was won by ''

A Children's Story ''A Children's Story'' ( it, Certi bambini), also known as ''Certain Children'' in Australia, was directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi in 2004 and is an italian drama film which focuses on the life of an eleven-year-old boy growing up in an envir ...

'', an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by ''

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'', a Croatian drama film directed by

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Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition * Al Ruban, Jury President (USA) *

Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model. Biography She was born in Uruburetama and lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro until she moved to Italy. A former flight inspector fo ...

(Italy) * Simon Field (UK) * Katarzyna Figura (Poland) *

Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...

(South Korea) * Vladmir Maškov (Russia) *

Alice Nellis Alice Nellis (born 3 January 1971 in České Budějovice) is a Czech Filmmaking, filmmaker. Nellis first worked as a Western concert flute, flautist before studying English literature and American literature. In 1996–2001 she studied Screenwri ...

(Czech Republic)

Documentaries * Bruno Aščuks, president (Latvia) *

Alexander Gutman Alexander Ilyich Gutman (russian: Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Гу́тман; 29 January 1945 – 17 February 2016), also spelt as Alexandre Goutman and Aleksandr Gutman, was a Russian film director of Jewish origin. During a 30-year ca ...

(Russia) * Miroslav Janek (Czech Republic) *

Ruth Mader Ruth Mader (born 11 July 1974) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She has directed six films between 1992 and 2003. Her film ''Struggle (2003 film), Struggle'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Fest ...

(Austria) * Dennis West (USA)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - ''

'' () by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi (Italy) * Special Jury Prize - ''

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(Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Best Director Award -

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for '' León and Olvido'' () (Spain) * Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in ''

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'' () (Denmark) and

Marta Larralde Marta Larralde (born 22 April 1981) is a Spanish actress from Galicia. She is known for her performances in series such as '' Gran Hotel'' or '' Seis hermanas''. Biography Born on 22 April 1981 in Vigo, Larralde took studies in Image and Sound ...

for her role in '' León and Olvido'' () (Spain) *

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for his role in '' Before the Fall'' () (Germany)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: * Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - (''I do not regret anything'') by Theodora Remundová (Czech Republic) * Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - ''Wedding of Silence'' () by Pavel Medvedev (Russia) ** Special Jury Prize - ''Days Under'' () by Jiska Rickels (Netherlands) * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema -

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(USA), Miroslav Ondříček (Czech Republic),

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...

(Poland, France) * Award of the Town of

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(USA) * Award of the

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* Ecumenical Jury Prize for Extraordinary Contributions - Eva Zaoralová * Právo Audience Award - ''

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'' () by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany, Mongolia)

Non-statutory awards

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

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International Critics Award: ''My Step Brother Frankenstein'' () by

Valery Todorovsky Valery Petrovich Todorovsky (russian: Вале́рий Петро́вич Тодоро́вский; born 9 May 1962, in Odessa) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, TV producer whose best known film is '' Hipsters'' (2008). He is the son of ...

(Russia) * FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: ''The Riverside'' () by Alireza Amini (Iran)''The Riverside'' on IMDb
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Paprika Steen Kirstine "Paprika" Steen (born 3 November 1964) is a Danish actress and director best known for her performances in Dogme 95 films ''Festen'', ''The Idiots'', Mifune, and ''Open Hearts''. Steen was the first Danish actress since Karin Nellemose ...

(Denmark) * Ecumenical Jury Award: ''

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Lisa Cholodenko Lisa Cholodenko (born June 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and director. Cholodenko wrote and directed the films ''High Art'' (1998), ''Laurel Canyon (film), Laurel Canyon'' (2002), and ''The Kids Are All Right (film), The Kids Are All Right ...

(USA) * Philip Morris Film Award: ''

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Vinko Brešan Vinko Brešan (; born 3 February 1964) is a Croatian film director who emerged into international renown with three critically acclaimed and award-winning films that, each in its own way, broke some of the perceived taboos of Croatian cinema in t ...

(Croatia) * Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: ''

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'' by Mark Milgard (USA)

References

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