51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2016. The Crystal Globe was won by It's Not the Time of My Life, a Hungarian drama film directed by Szabolcs Hajdu. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize, was won by Zoology, a Russian drama film directed by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy.[1]

Szabolcs Hajdu, director of It's Not the Time of My Life

Juries

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

Main competition

Documentaries

  • Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær (Denmark)
  • Hana Kulhánková (Czech Republic)
  • Laurent Bécue-Renard (France)

East of the West

  • Carmen Gray (United Kingdom)
  • Tolga Karaçelik (Turkey)
  • Mikuláš Novotný (Czech Republic)
  • Agnieszka Smoczyńska (Poland)
  • Yoshi Yatabe (Japan)

Official selection awards

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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]

Non-statutory awards

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

  • FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Original Bliss [de] (Gleißendes Glück) by Sven Taddicken (Germany)[3]
  • Ecumenical Jury Award: The Confessions (Le confessioni) by Roberto Andò (Italy, France)
  • FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Collector (Kollektor) by Alexei Krasovskiy (Russia) [4]
  • Europa Cinemas Label: Original Bliss [de] (Gleißendes Glück) by Sven Taddicken (Germany)

References

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  1. ^ a b "History - 51st festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2016". fipresci.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ "FEDEORA Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean". FEDEORA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.