The awards ceremony of the 56^th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival turned out to be an evening that celebrated young domestic cinema. Admittedly, the Crystal Globe for Best Film went to a Canadian-Iranian social drama, Summer with Hope, the sophomore feature by Sadaf Foroughi, while Jonás Trueba’s musings on life centring on two couples, You Have to Come and See It [+lire aussi :
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Beata Parkanová won the Best Director Award for her sophomore feature, and the second instalment in her trilogy, The Word [+lire aussi :
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The Best Actress Award was shared by Takia Mumladze and Mariam Khundadze for their roles as the protagonists of Ioseb ‘Soso’ Bliadze’s drama A Room of My Own [+lire aussi :
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The industry awards in KVIFF Eastern Promises were announced earlier (see the news). This year’s edition of the festival organised a total of 453 film screenings, and a total of 121,015 tickets were sold. 170 films were screened, including 108 feature-length fiction films, 24 feature-length documentaries and 38 shorts. 35 movies had their world premieres, while six had their international premieres and four their European premieres. The 57^th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will be held from 30 June-8 July 2023.

The full list of award winners is as follows:

Crystal Globe Competition

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe for Best Film
Summer with Hope – Sadaf Foroughi (Canada/Iran)

Special Jury Prize
You Have to Come and See It [+lire aussi :
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Best Director Award
Beata Parkanová - The Word [+lire aussi :
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Best Actress Award
Takia Mumladze, Mariam Khundadze – A Room of My Own [+lire aussi :
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Best Actor Award
Martin Finger – The Word

Právo Audience Award
PSH Neverending Story – Štěpán FOK Vodrážka (Czech Republic)

Proxima Competition

Proxima Grand Prix
Art Talent Show [+lire aussi :
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Proxima Special Jury Prize
Piety [+lire aussi :
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Special Jury Mention
The Uncle [+lire aussi :
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Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
Geoffrey Rush

Festival President’s Award for Contribution to Czech Cinema
Boleslav Polívka

Festival President’s Award
Benicio del Toro

Non-Statutory Awards

Ecumenical Jury Award
A Provincial Hospital [+lire aussi :
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Europa Cinemas Label Award
Fucking Bornholm [+lire aussi :
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FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the Crystal Globe Competition
Borders of Love [+lire aussi :
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FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the Proxima Competition
Art Talent Show – Adéla Komrzý, Tomáš Bojar