48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 28 June to 6 July 2013. The Crystal Globe was won by The Notebook, a Hungarian drama film directed by János Szász. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by A Field in England, a British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley. Polish film and television director and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland was the Grand Jury President of the festival.[1]

Agnieszka Holland, Grand Jury President

Juries

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

Main competition

Documentaries

  • Krzysztof Gierat, Chairman (Poland)
  • Maria Bonsanti (Italy)
  • Martin Mareček (Czech Republic)
  • Sergio Oksman (Spain)
  • Andrea Reuter (Sweden)

East of the West

  • Éva Vezér, Chairwoman (Hungary)
  • Peter Paul Huth (Germany)
  • Maja Miloš (Serbia)
  • Piotr Mularuk (Poland)
  • Sergej Stanojkovski (Germany)

Official selection awards

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János Szász, director of The Notebook
 
Ben Wheatley, director of A Field in England

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

Other statutory awards

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

  • Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Pipeline (Truba) by Vitaly Manskiy (Russia, Germany, Czech Republic)
    • Special Mention - The Manor by Shawney Cohen (Canada)
  • Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Beach Boy by Emil Langballe (United Kingdom)
  • East of the West Award - Floating Skyscrapers (Płynące wieżowce) by Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland)
    • Special Mention - Miracle (Zázrak) by Juraj Lehotský (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
  • Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Theodor Pištěk (Czech Republic), Oliver Stone (USA), John Travolta (USA)
  • Festival President's Award - Vojtěch Jasný (Czech Republic)
  • Audience Award - Revival by Alice Nellis (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards

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

  • FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Shame (Styd) by Yusup Razykov (Russia)[3]
  • Ecumenical Jury Award: Bluebird by Lance Edmands (USA, Sweden)
  • FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Velvet Terrorists (Zamatoví teroristi) by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, Peter Kerekes (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Croatia) [4]
  • Europa Cinemas Label: The Notebook (A nagy füzet) by János Szász (Hungary, Germany, Austria, France)

References

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  1. ^ a b "History - 48th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2013". fipresci.org. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "FEDEORA Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean". FEDEORA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2018.