40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2005. The Crystal Globe was won by My Nikifor, a Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by What a Wonderful Place, an Israeli drama film directed by Eyal Halfon. English film director and screenwriter Michael Radford was the Grand Jury President of the festival.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition

Documentaries

East of the West

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

Crystal Globe - My Nikifor by Krzysztof Krauze
Special Jury Prize - What a Wonderful Place by Eyal Halfon
Best Director Award - Krzysztof Krauze for My Nikifor
Best Actress Award - Krystyna Feldman for My Nikifor
Best Actor Award :
* Luca Zingaretti for Come into the Light
* Uri Gavriel for What a Wonderful Place
Special Jury Mention: Noriko's Dinner Table by Sion Sono
Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:

Best documentary film - Estamira by Marcos Prado
* Special mention - Mad Hot Ballroom by Marilyn Agrelo
Best documentary film - Boža moj by Galina Adamovich
East of the West Award - Ragin by Kirill Serebrennikov
* Special Mention - The Wedding by Wojtek Smarzowski
Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Robert Redford, Liv Ullmann, Sharon Stone
Audience Award - La vie avec mon père by Sébastien Rose
Non-statutory awards

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

FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Chinaman, by Henrik Ruben Genz
Don Quixote Award: Noriko No Shokutaku, by Sion Sono
Ecumenical Jury Award: Chinaman, by Henrik Ruben Genz
Young Czech Critics Award: The Butterflies Are Just a Step Behind, by Mohammad Ebrahim Moaiery
Czech TV Award : Los muertos, by Lisandro Alonso

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