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.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition

Al Ruban, Jury President
Florinda Bolkan
Simon Field
Katarzyna Figura
Hong Sang-soo
Vladmir Maškov
Alice Nellis

Documentaries

Bruno Aščuks, president
Alexander Gutman
Miroslav Janek
Ruth Mader
Dennis West

Official selection awards

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

Crystal Globe - A Children's Story by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi
Special Jury Prize - Here by Zrinko Ogresta
Best Director Award - Xavier Bermúdez for León and Olvido
Best Actress Award - Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in Aftermath & Marta Larralde for her role in León and Olvido
Best Actor Award - Max Riemelt for his role in Before the Fall
Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:

Best documentary film - Niceho nelituji by Theodora Remundová
Best documentary film - Wedding of Silence by Pavel Medvedev
* Special Jury Prize - Days Under by Jiska Rickels
Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Harvey Keitel, Miroslav Ondříček, Roman Polanski
Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary - Jacqueline Bisset
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 by Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni
Non-statutory awards

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

FIPRESCI International Critics Award: My Step Brother Frankenstein by Valery Todorovsky
FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: The Riverside by Alireza Amini
* Special Mention: Aftermath by Paprika Steen
Ecumenical Jury Award: Cavedweller by Lisa Cholodenko
Philip Morris Film Award: Witnesses by Vinko Brešan
Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Dandelion by Mark Milgard

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39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Juries

Official selection awards

Other statutory awards

Non-statutory awards