39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2004. The Crystal Globe was won by A Children's Story, an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Here, a Croatian drama film directed by Zrinko Ogresta.^[1]

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival: ^[2]

Main competition

• Al Ruban, Jury President (USA)
• Florinda Bolkan (Italy)
• Simon Field (UK)
• Katarzyna Figura (Poland)
• Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)
• Vladmir Maškov (Russia)
• Alice Nellis (Czech Republic)

Documentaries

• Bruno Aščuks, president (Latvia)
• Alexander Gutman (Russia)
• Miroslav Janek (Czech Republic)
• Ruth Mader (Austria)
• Dennis West (USA)

Official selection awards

Zrinko Ogresta, director of Here

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:^[1]

• Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - A Children's Story (Certi bambini) by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi (Italy)
• Special Jury Prize - Here (Tu) by Zrinko Ogresta (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Best Director Award - Xavier Bermúdez for León and Olvido (León y Olvido) (Spain)
• Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in Aftermath (Lad de små børn) (Denmark) and Marta Larralde for her role in León and Olvido (León y Olvido) (Spain)
• Best Actor Award - Max Riemelt for his role in Before the Fall (Napola) (Germany)

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:^[2]

• Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - Niceho nelituji (I do not regret anything) by Theodora Remundová (Czech Republic)^[3]
• Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Wedding of Silence (Svadba tishiny) by Pavel Medvedev (Russia)^[4]
  • Special Jury Prize - Days Under (Untertage) by Jiska Rickels (Netherlands)^[5]
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Harvey Keitel (USA), Miroslav Ondříček (Czech Republic), Roman Polanski (Poland, France)
• Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary - Jacqueline Bisset (USA)
• Award of the Karlovy Vary District - Jiří Bartoška
• Ecumenical Jury Prize for Extraordinary Contributions - Eva Zaoralová
• Právo Audience Award - The Story of the Weeping Camel (Ingen nulims) by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany, Mongolia)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:^[2]

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: My Step Brother Frankenstein (Moy svodnyy brat Frankenshteyn) by Valery Todorovsky (Russia)^[6]
• FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: The Riverside (Kenar-e roodkhaneh) by Alireza Amini (Iran)^[7]
  • Special Mention: Aftermath (Lad de små børn...) by Paprika Steen (Denmark)
• Ecumenical Jury Award: Cavedweller by Lisa Cholodenko (USA)
• Philip Morris Film Award: Witnesses (Svjedoci) by Vinko Brešan (Croatia)
• Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Dandelion by Mark Milgard (USA)

References

1. "History - 39th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF in Czech)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. Niceho nelituji on IMDb
4. Wedding of Silence on IMDb
5. Days Under on IMDb
6. "FIPRESCI Awards 2004". fipresci.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
7. The Riverside on IMDb