Dumont’s “Angel” Leads Karlovy Vary Winners

by Peter Knegt (July 13, 2009)

OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe (30 000 USD)
Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
Director: Frédéric Dumont
Belgium, Canada 2009

Special Jury Prize (20 000 USD)
Twenty | Bist
Director: Abdolreza Kahani
Iran 2009

Best Director Award
Andreas Dresen
for the film Whisky with Vodka | Whisky mit Wodka
Director: Andreas Dresen
Germany 2009

Best Actor Award (tie)
Olivier Gourmet
for his role in the film Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer
Director: Frédéric Dumont
Belgium, Canada 2009

Paul Giamatti
for his role in the film Cold Souls | Cold Souls
Director: Sophie Barthes
USA 2008

Best Actress Award
Paprika Steen
for her role in the film Applause | Applause
Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
Denmark 2009

Special Jury Mention
Filip Garbacz
for his role in the film Piggies | Świnki
Director: Robert Gliński
Poland, Germany 2009

DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN COMPETITION

Best Documentary Film under 30 minutes long (5000 USD)
Wagah | Wagah
Director: Supriyo Sen
Germany, India, Pakistan 2009

Special Jury Mention
Till It Hurts | Do bolu
Director: Marcin Koszałka
Poland 2008

Best Documentary Film over 30 minutes long (5000 USD)
Osadné | Osadné
Director: Marko Škop
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic 2009

Special Jury Mention
We Live in Public | We Live in Public
Director: Ondi Timoner
USA 2009

EAST OF THE WEST - FILMS IN COMPETITION

East of the West Award (10 000 USD)
Room and a Half | Poltory komnaty ili sentimentalnoje putěšestvije na rodinu
Director: Andrey Khrzhanovsky
Russia 2008

Special Mention
Scratch | Rysa
Director: Michał Rosa
Poland 2008

AUDIENCE AWARD
A Matter of Size | Sipur Gadol
Director: Erez Tadmor, Sharon Maymon
Israel, Germany, France 2009

SPECIAL CRYSTAL GLOBE FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA
Isabelle Huppert, France
John Malkovich, USA
Jan Švankmajer, Czech Republic

FESTIVAL PRESIDENT´S AWARD
Antonio Banderas, USA

AWARD OF INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI)
Will Not Stop There | Nije kraj
Director: Vinko Brešan
Croatia, Serbia 2008

EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL AWARD
Applause | Applause
Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet
Denmark 2009

INDEPENDENT CAMERA
Eamon | Eamon
Director: Margaret Corkery
Ireland 2009

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posted on July 12, 2009
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