Awards - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) - 2014-2024

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• Blaga's Lessons (Stephan Komandarev)
• A Sensitive Person (Tomáš Klein)
• Fremont (Babak Jalali)
• The Girls Are Alright (Itsaso Arana)
• We Have Never Been Modern (Matěj Chlupáček)
• The Hypnosis (Ernst De Geer)
• Empty Nets (Behrooz Karamizade)
• Red Rooms (Pascal Plante)
• Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (Cyril Aris)
• Citizen Saint (Tinatin Kajrishvili)
• Where the Wind Blows (Marco Righi)

Best Director Award

• Babak Jalali (Fremont)

Best Actress Award

• Eli Skorcheva (Blaga's Lessons)

Best Actor Award

• Herbert Nordrum (The Hypnosis)

Special Jury Prize

• Empty Nets (Behrooz Karamizade)

Special Mention

• Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (Cyril Aris)

Proxima Competition Award

• Birth (Ji-young Yoo)
• Arsenie. An Amazing Afterlife (Alexandru Solomon)
• The Song of the Auricanturi (Camila Rodriguez Triana)
• Brutal Heat (Albert Hospodářský)
• Say God Bye (Thomas Imbach)
• Guras (Saurav Rai)
• Imago (Olga Chajdas)
• Keeping Mum (Émilie Brisavoine)
• Dark Matter (Karim Lakzadeh)
• In Camera (Naqqash Khalid)
• Embryo Larva Butterfly (Kyros Papavassiliou)
• The Lost Children (Michèle Jacob)

Proxima Special Jury Prize

• Guras (Saurav Rai)

Proxima Competition Special Mention

• Brutal Heat (Albert Hospodářský)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• Blaga's Lessons (Stephan Komandarev)

The Ecumenical Jury Special Mention

• Citizen Saint (Tinatin Kajrishvili)

The FIPRESCI Jury Award - Main Competition

• The Hypnosis (Ernst De Geer)

The FIPRESCI Jury Award - Proxima Competition

• Imago (Olga Chajdas)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury Award

• The Hypnosis (Ernst De Geer)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Russell Crowe

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Czech Cinema

• Daniela Kolářová

Festival President’s Award

• Ewan McGregor
• Alicia Vikander
• Robin Wright

"Právo" Audience Award

• Une affaire d'honneur (Vincent Perez)

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• Summer with Hope (Sadaf Foroughi)
• America (Ofir Raul Graizer)
• The Ordinaries (Sophie Linnenbaum)
• Fucking Bornholm (Anna Kazejak)
• You Have to Come and See It (Jonás Trueba)
• Borders of Love (Tomasz Wiński)
• The Word (Beata Parkanová)
• A Provincial Hospital (Ivan Chertov, Ilian Metev, Zlatina Teneva)
• Silence 6-9 (Hristos Passalis)
• Vesper Chronicles (Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper)
• A Room of My Own (Ioseb Bliadze)
• A Far Shore (Masaaki Kudô)

Best Director Award

• Beata Parkanová (The Word)

Best Actress Award

• Mariam Khundadze, Taki Mumladze (A Room of My Own)

Best Actor Award

• Martin Finger (The Word)

Special Jury Prize

• You Have to Come and See It (Jonás Trueba)

Proxima Competition Award

• Art Talent Show (Tomáš Bojar, Adéla Komrzý)
• And Then There Was Love... (Šimon Holý)
• Another Spring (Mladen Kovačević)
• Zoo Lock Down (Andreas Horvath)
• La Pietà (Eduardo Casanova)
• Fools (Tomasz Wasilewski)
• The Uncle (David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić)
• Horseplay (Marco Berger)
• Ramona fait son cinéma (Andrea Bagney)
• Tinnitus (Gregorio Graziosi)
• Like a Fish on the Moon (Dornaz Hajiha)
• In Broad Daylight (Emmanuel Tardif)

Proxima Special Jury Prize

• La Pietà (Eduardo Casanova)

Proxima Competition Special Mention

• The Uncle (David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• A Provincial Hospital (Ivan Chertov, Ilian Metev, Zlatina Teneva)

The FIPRESCI Jury Award - Main Competition

• Borders of Love (Tomasz Wiński)

The FIPRESCI Jury Award - Proxima Competition

• Art Talent Show (Tomáš Bojar, Adéla Komrzý)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury Award

• Fucking Bornholm (Anna Kazejak)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Geoffrey Rush

Festival President’s Award

• Benicio Del Toro
• Bolek Polívka

"Právo" Audience Award

• PSH Neverending Story

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• As Far as I Can Walk (Stefan Arsenijevic)
• Bird Atlas (Olmo Omerzu)
• Boiling Point (Philip Barantini)
• Guerres (Nicolas Roy)
• Every Single Minute (Erika Hníková, Jiří Konečný)
• At Full Throttle (Miro Remo)
• Nö (Dietrich Brüggemann)
• Prince (Lisa Bierwirth)
• The Land of the Sons (Claudio Cupellini)
• The Staffroom (Sonja Tarokić)
• Saving One Who Was Dead (Václav Kadrnka)
• The Exam (Shawkat Amin Korki)

Best Director Award

• Dietrich Brüggemann (Nö)

Best Actress Award

• Éléonore Loiselle (Guerres)

Best Actor Award

• Ibrahim Koma (As Far as I Can Walk)

Special Jury Prize

• Every Single Minute (Erika Hníková, Jiří Konečný)

Special Mention

• The Staffroom (Sonja Tarokić)
• Boiling Point (Vinette Robinson)
• As Far as I Can Walk (Jelena Stanković)

East of the West Prize

• Nuuccha (Vladimir Munkuev)
• Dear Ones (Grzegorz Jaroszuk)
• Sisterhood (Dina Duma)
• Intensive Life Unit (Adéla Komrzý)
• Wild Roots (Hajni Kis)
• Roots (Tea Lukač)
• Two Ships (Jan Foukal)
• After the Winter (Ivan Bakrač)
• Otar's Death (Ioseb Bliadze)
• Patchwork (Petros Charalambous)
• Runner (Andrius Blaževičius)
• Mirrors in the Dark (Šimon Holý)

East of the West Prize - Special Mention

• Sisterhood (Dina Duma)
• Intensive Life Unit (Adéla Komrzý)

International Film Critics Award

• The Exam (Shawkat Amin Korki)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• As Far as I Can Walk (Stefan Arsenijevic)

The Ecumenical Jury Special Award

• The Staffroom (Sonja Tarokić)

The FEDEORA Jury Award

• Otar's Death (Ioseb Bliadze)

The FEDEORA Jury Award - Special Mention

• Intensive Life Unit (Adéla Komrzý)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury Award

• As Far as I Can Walk (Stefan Arsenijevic)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Michael Caine

Festival President’s Award

• Ethan Hawke
• Jan Svěrák

"Právo" Audience Award

• Zátopek (David Ondříček)

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• The Father (Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov)
• Mosaic Portrait
• Monsoon
• Lara
• Ode to Nothing
• The August Virgin
• To the Stars
• Half-Sister
• Let There Be Light
• Patrick
• The Man from the Future
• La Belle Indifference

Best Director Award

• Tim Mielants (Patrick)

Best Actress Award

• Corinna Harfouch (Lara)

Best Actor Award

• Milan Ondrík (Let There Be Light)

Special Jury Prize

• Lara (Jan-Ole Gerster)

Special Mention

• The Man from the Future (Antonia Giesen) (herecký výkon)
• The August Virgin (Jonás Trueba)

Best Documentary

• Immortal (Ксения Охапкина)

Documentary - Special Mention

• Confucian Dream (Mijie Li)

East of the West Prize

• The Bull (Boris Akopov)

East of the West Prize - Special Mention

• My Thoughts Are Silent (Antonio Lukich)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• Lara (Jan-Ole Gerster)

The FIPRESCI Jury Award - Main Competition

• The August Virgin (Jonás Trueba)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Patricia Clarkson
• Julianne Moore

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Czech Cinema

• Vladimír Smutný

"Právo" Audience Award

• Jiří Suchý - Tackling Life with Ease (Olga Sommerová)

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” (Radu Jude)
• Redemption (Yossi Madmoni, Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov)
• Panic Attack (Paweł Maślona)
• Winter Flies (Olmo Omerzu)
• Domestique (Adam Sedlák)
• Jumpman (Ivan I. Tverdovskiy)
• La Disparition des lucioles (Sébastien Pilote)
• Miriam Lies (Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada)
• Brothers (Ömür Atay)
• Florianópolis Dream (Ana Katz)
• To the Night (Peter Brunner)
• History of Love (Sonja Prosenc)

Best Director Award

• Olmo Omerzu (Winter Flies)

Best Actress Award

• Mercedes Morán (Florianópolis Dream)

Best Actor Award

• Moshe Folkenflick (Redemption)

Special Jury Prize

• Florianópolis Dream (Ana Katz)

Special Mention

• Jumpman (Ivan I. Tverdovskiy)
• A Tale of Love (Sonja Prosenc)

Best Documentary

• Putin's Witnesses (Vitaly Mansky)

Documentary - Special Mention

• Walden (Daniel Zimmermann)

East of the West Prize

• Suleiman Mountain (Elizaveta Stishova)

East of the West Prize - Special Mention

• Blossom Valley (László Csuja)

International Film Critics Award

• Florianópolis Dream (Ana Katz)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• Redemption (Yossi Madmoni, Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov)

The FEDEORA Jury Award

• Suleiman Mountain (Elizaveta Stishova)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury Award

• “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” (Radu Jude)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Tim Robbins
• Barry Levinson

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Czech Cinema

• Jaromír Hanzlík

Festival President’s Award

• Robert Pattinson

"Právo" Audience Award

• Rain Man

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• Little Crusader (Václav Kadrnka)
• Arrhythmia (Boris Khlebnikov)
• Breaking News (Iulia Rugină)
• Ralang Road (Karma Takapa)
• The Cakemaker (Ofir Raul Graizer)
• The Line (Peter Bebjak)
• Keep the Change (Rachel Israel)
• Khibula (George Ovashvili)
• Men Don't Cry (Alen Drljević)
• More (Onur Saylak)
• Corporate (Nicolas Silhol)
• Birds Are Singing in Kigali (Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze)

Best Director Award

• Peter Bebjak (The Line)

Best Actress Award

• Jowita Budnik, Eliane Umuhire (Birds Are Singing in Kigali)

Best Actor Award

• Aleksandr Yatsenko (Arrhythmia)

Special Jury Prize

• Men Don't Cry (Alen Drljević)

Special Mention

• Keep the Change (Rachel Israel) za nejlepšího nováčka
• Breaking News (Voica Oltean) za nejlepší debut

Best Documentary

• Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (Gustavo Salmerón)

Documentary - Special Mention

• Atelier de conversation (Bernhard Braunstein)

East of the West Prize

• How Viktor "the Garlic" took Alexey "the Stud" to the Nursing Home (Aleksandr Khant)

East of the West Prize - Special Mention

• Dede (Mariam Khatchvani)

International Film Critics Award

• Keep the Change (Rachel Israel)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• The Cakemaker (Ofir Raul Graizer)

The FEDEORA Jury Award

• Mariţa (Cristi Iftime)

The FEDEORA Jury Award - Special Mention

• Blue Silence (Bülent Öztürk)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury Award

• Men Don't Cry (Alen Drljević)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• James Newton Howard
• Ken Loach
• Paul Laverty

Festival President’s Award

• Casey Affleck
• Uma Thurman
• Václav Vorlíček
• Jeremy Renner

"Právo" Audience Award

• Wind River (Taylor Sheridan)

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• It's Not the Time of My Life (Szabolcs Hajdu)
• Nightlife (Damjan Kozole)
• The Next Skin (Isabel Campo, Isaki Lacuesta)
• My Father's Wings (Kıvanç Sezer)
• We're Still Together (Jesse Klein)
• Original Bliss (Sven Taddicken)
• The Teacher (Jan Hřebejk)
• By the Rails (Cătălin Mitulescu)
• The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (Jan Němec)
• Waves (Grzegorz Zariczny)
• Zoology (Ivan I. Tverdovskiy)
• The Confessions (Roberto Andò)

Best Director Award

• Damjan Kozole (Nightlife)

Best Actress Award

• Zuzana Mauréry (The Teacher)

Best Actor Award

• Szabolcs Hajdu (It's Not the Time of My Life)

Special Jury Prize

• Zoology (Ivan I. Tverdovskiy)

Special Mention

• By the Rails (Cătălin Mitulescu)
• The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (Jan Němec)

Best Documentary

• Love True (Alma Har'el)

Documentary - Special Mention

• Ama-San (Cláudia Varejão)

East of the West Prize

• House of Others (Russudan Glurjidze)

East of the West Prize - Special Mention

• The Days That Confused (Triin Ruumet)

International Film Critics Award

• Original Bliss (Sven Taddicken)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• The Confessions (Roberto Andò)

The FEDEORA Jury Award

• Collector (Aleksey Krasovskiy)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury Award

• Original Bliss (Sven Taddicken)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Willem Dafoe

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Czech Cinema

• Jiřina Bohdalová

Festival President’s Award

• Jean Reno
• Charlie Kaufman

"Právo" Audience Award

• Captain Fantastic (Matt Ross)

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• Bob and the Trees (Diego Ongaro)
• Antonia (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino)
• Father (Visar Morina)
• Box (Florin Şerban)
• Home Care (Slávek Horák)
• Heil (Dietrich Brüggemann)
• The Snake Brothers (Jan Prušinovský)
• The Magic Mountain (Anca Damian)
• Those Who Fall Have Wings (Peter Brunner)
• Song of Songs (Ева Нейман)
• Gold Coast (Daniel Dencik)
• The Red Spider (Marcin Koszałka)
• Le Bruit des arbres (François Péloquin)

Best Director Award

• Visar Morina (Father)

Best Actress Award

• Alena Mihulová (Home Care)

Best Actor Award

• Kryštof Hádek (The Snake Brothers)

Special Jury Prize

• Those Who Fall Have Wings (Peter Brunner)

Best Documentary under 30 Minutes

• White Death (Roberto Collío)

Best Documentary over 60 Minutes

• Mallory (Helena Třeštíková)

Independent Forum Award

• Sean Baker (Tangerine)

East of the West Prize

• The Wednesday Child (Lili Horvát)

International Film Critics Award

• Box (Florin Şerban)

The Ecumenical Jury Award

• Bob and the Trees (Diego Ongaro)

The FEDEORA Jury Award

• Heavenly Nomadic (Mirlan Abdykalykov)
• The Wednesday Child (Lili Horvát)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Richard Gere

Festival President’s Award

• Iva Janžurová

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe

• Corn Island (George Ovashvili)
• Low Down (Jeff Preiss)
• Patchwork Family (Pascal Rabaté)
• Adventure (Nariman Turebayev)
• Nowhere in Moravia (Miroslav Krobot)
• Fair Play (Andrea Sedláčková)
• I'm Yours (David Lambert)
• Paris of the North (Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson)
• Perpetual Sadness (Jorge Pérez Solano)
• Free Fall (György Pálfi)
• Welcome Home (Ангелина Никонова)
• Rocks in My Pockets (Signe Baumane)

Best Director Award

• György Pálfi (Free Fall)

Best Actress Award

• Elle Fanning (Low Down)

Best Actor Award

• Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (I'm Yours)

Special Jury Prize

• Free Fall (György Pálfi)

Best Documentary under 30 Minutes

• Autofocus (Boris Poljak)

Best Documentary over 30 Minutes

• Waiting for August (Teodora Mihai)

Independent Camera

• Ester Amrami (Anywhere Else)

East of the West Prize

• Corrections Class (Ivan I. Tverdovskiy)

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• William Friedkin
• Mel Gibson

Festival President’s Award

• Zdeněk Svěrák