06/07/2013 - The coproduction between Hungary, Germany, Austria and France wins the greatest reward during the 48th International Film Festival of Karlovy Vary, which ended on Saturday night...

Hungarian cinema received a major encouragement from the jury of the 48th International Film Festival of Karlovy Vary which awarded the Crystal Globe to the drama by János Szász, The Notebook coproduced with Germany, France and Austria, and which was the favourite of the Cineuropa team.

The Special Prize of the Jury went to British director Ben Wheatley for A Field In England whilst the Best Director Award went to Czech director Jan Hřebejk (Honeymoon). The performance in XL of Icelandic actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson owed him a Best Actor Award while a collective prize rewarded actresses Amy Morton, Louisa Krause, Emily Meade and Margo Martindale for their role in Bluebird, a coproduction between the United States and Sweden.

Papusza by the Krauze duo received a Special Mention of the jury.

As for the East of the West competition, the Prize was awarded to Polish director Tomasz Wasilewski for Floating Skyscrapers with a Special Mention for the Czecho-Slovakian coproduction Miracle by Juraj Lehotský.

Unsurprisingly, the excellent Czech comedy Revival by Alice Nellis received the Prize of the Public, although it had been screened out of competition right at the end of the festival.

Finally, the Europa Cinemas Label Award was also attributed to The Notebook “for its intense depiction of childhood, death and life during wartime, with many metaphors, realistic violence, but also hope for a better future.”

 

 

OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe (25,000 USD - The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film)

The Notebook/ A nagy füzet 
Directed by: János Szász
Hungary, Germany, Austria, France, 2013

Special Jury Prize (15,000 USD - The financial award is shared equally by the director and producer of the award-winning film)

A Field in England
Directed by: Ben Wheatley
United Kingdom, 2013

Best Director Award

Jan Hřebejk
for the film Honeymoon / Líbánky
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2013

Best Actress Award

Amy Morton
for her role in the film Bluebird
Directed by: Lance Edmands 
USA, Sweden, 2012

Louisa Krause
for her role in the film Bluebird 
Directed by: Lance Edmands 
USA, Sweden, 2012 

Emily Meade
for her role in the film Bluebird 
Directed by: Lance Edmands 
USA, Sweden, 2012 

Margo Martindale
for her role in the film Bluebird 
Directed by: Lance Edmands 
USA, Sweden, 2012 

Best Actor Award

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
for his role in the film XL
Directed by: Marteinn Þórsson 
Iceland, 2013

Special Mention

Papusza
Directed by: Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze 
Poland, 2013

EAST OF THE WEST - FILMS IN COMPETITION

East of the West Award (20,000 USD)

Floating Skyscrapers / Płynące wieżowce 
Directed by: Tomasz Wasilewski 
Poland, 2013 

Special Mention

Miracle / Zázrak
Directed by: Juraj Lehotský
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2013

DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN COMPETITION

Best Documentary Film over 30 minutes long (5,000 USD)

Pipeline / Truba 
Directed by: Vitaly Manskiy 
Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, 2013

Best Documentary Film under 30 minutes long (5,000 USD)

Beach Boy
Directed by: Emil Langballe 
United Kingdom, 2013

Special Mention

The Manor 
Directed by: Shawney Cohen 
Canada, 2013

FORUM OF INDEPENDENTS

Independent Camera Award

Things the Way They Are / Las cosas como son
Directed by: Fernando Lavanderos 
Chile, 2012

Audience Award

Revival
Directed by: Alice Nellis
Czech Republic, 2013

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

Theodor Pištěk
Czech Republic

Oliver Stone 
USA

John Travolta 
USA

Festival President´s Award

Vojtěch Jasný
Czech Republic

NON-STATUTORY AWARDS

Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)

Shame / Styd
Directed by: Yusup Razykov
Russia, 2013

The Ecumenical Jury Award

Bluebird 
Directed by: Lance Edmands 
USA, Sweden, 2012

FEDEORA Award

Velvet Terrorists / Zamatoví teroristi
Directed by: Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, Peter Kerekes
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Croatia, 2013

Europa Cinemas Label Award

The Notebook / A nagy füzet
Directed by: János Szász
Hungary, Germany, Austria, France, 2013

(Translated from French)