The 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival closed on Saturday in traditional fashion with the handing out of Crystal Globe awards.
It was a Danish film, âTerribly Happyâ, which scooped the out-and-out top prize, though the Czechs were represented in other categories â with the Crystal Globes for best actor and best actress this year remaining firmly on Czech soil.
The winning film at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is announced at the eventâs closing ceremony on Saturday. In the Hotel Thermalâs Grand Hall, in front of an audience of hundreds, Danish Czech film festival in Karlovy Vary begins with award for De Niro ...
Karlovy Vary Film Festival kicks off ...
Georgia slams Russian move ... director Henrik Ruben Genz is called up to receive his award. Genzâs film âTerribly Happyâ â the story of a policeman from Copenhagen who is forced to adapt to Danish small-town life â wooed judges with its âstunning cinematographyâ and its actorsâ strong performances.
But the Crystal Globes for best actor and best actress went elsewhere. It was a double whammy for the Czech film âNight Owlsâ, with actress Martha Issová landing an award for her first ever female lead. Her male counterpart, JiÅà Mádl, was also decorated for his role in the film. He played Ubr, an adolescent geek with a penchant for raking in bins.
Even before he got the award for his role in âNight Owlsâ, JiÅà Mádl said that this was one of the best Karlovy Vary festivals he had ever experienced:
âItâs the first time I actually have something to do here. Iâm officially here as a guest, and usually Iâm here just to visit some friends and see some people from the industry. I donât usually even have any accommodation here â so this is the first time Iâm here officially.â
The audience award went to the Russian director Nikita Michalkov for his film â12â. It was more Russian success in the âBest Directorâ category, with Alexej Uchitel taking the Crystal Globe for his film âCaptiveâ.
Award ceremonies aside, it is a different sort of cleaning up thatâs taking place in Karlovy Vary this Monday, as the tents, the banners, the food stalls and the decorations all get tidied away. The film festival is over for another year, but for those who won a Crystal Globe in particular, it could be just the beginningâ¦
(radio-Prague)
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