Editing Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

{{Short description|Annual international film festival in the Czech Republic}}
{{Infobox Film Festival
| name        = Karlovy Vary International Film&nbsp;Festival
| logo        = [[File:Karlovy Vary International Film Festival logo.svg|150px]]
| image       = Fanousci-behem-slavnostniho-zahajeni.jpg
| caption     = The opening of the 50th Karlovy Vary IFF
| location    = [[Karlovy Vary]], Czech Republic
| awards      = [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Crystal Globe]]
| founded     = 1946
| artistic_director = Karel Och (since 2010)
| website     = {{Official URL}}
| main       = Current: [[58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival|58th]]
| previous   = [[57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival|57th]]
| next       = [[59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival|59th]]
}}

The '''Karlovy Vary International Film Festival''' ({{langx|cs|Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary}}, KVIFF) is an annual [[film festival]] held in [[Karlovy Vary]], [[Czech Republic]]. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the [[world]] and has become [[Central and Eastern Europe|Central and Eastern Europe's]] leading film event.<ref name="Festival2015">{{cite news|title=Richard Gere to Receive Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Film Festival|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/richard-gere-to-receive-crystal-globe-at-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1201524955/|publisher=Variety Media|date=22 June 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410214636/http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/richard-gere-to-receive-crystal-globe-at-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1201524955/|archive-date=10 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |url=https://www.karlovyvary.cz/en/55th-karlovy-vary-international-film-festival |website=Karlovy Vary |access-date=13 September 2021 |language=en |date=6 February 2020}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-C0712-0002-008, Karlsbad, Filmfestival, Beyer, Bodenstein, Lesser, Simenow, Witt.jpg|thumb|The Karlovy Vary Film Festival 1964 ([[Frank Beyer]], [[Christel Bodenstein]], [[Christine Laszar]] and [[Konstantin Simonov]])]]
The pre-war dream of many enthusiastic filmmakers materialized in 1946 when a non-competition festival of films from seven countries took place in [[Mariánské Lázně]] and [[Karlovy Vary]]. Above all it was intended to screen the results of the recently nationalized [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] [[film industry]]. After the first two years the festival moved permanently to Karlovy Vary.

The Karlovy Vary IFF first held an international film competition in 1948. Since 1951, an international jury has evaluated the films. The Karlovy Vary competition quickly found a place among other developing festivals and by 1956 [[FIAPF]] had already classified Karlovy Vary as a category A festival. Given the creation of the Moscow Film Festival and the political decision to organize only one "A" festival for all [[Communist state|socialist countries]], Karlovy Vary was forced to alternate year by year with [[Moscow International Film Festival|Moscow IFF]] between 1959 and 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kinema.uwaterloo.ca/article.php?id=271&festivals|title=Kinema : : A Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media|website=www.kinema.uwaterloo.ca|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232254/http://www.kinema.uwaterloo.ca/article.php?id=271&festivals|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

The social and political changes that took place after the [[Velvet Revolution]] in November 1989 pushed concerns about organizing the Karlovy Vary IFF to the background. The program for 1990 was saved by the release of a collection of Czechoslovak films that had been locked up for years in a storage vault. And the appearance of a number of international guests such as [[Miloš Forman]], [[Lindsay Anderson]], [[Annette Bening]] and [[Robert De Niro]] helped as well. Future festivals were in doubt. Financial problems and a lack of interest on the part of the government, organizers and viewers almost ended the festival's long tradition in 1992.

In 1994, the 29th Karlovy Vary IFF inaugurated an entirely new tradition. After nearly forty years of alternating with the [[Moscow International Film Festival|Moscow IFF]], the festival began once again to take place every year. The Karlovy Vary Film Festival Foundation was set up in 1993 co-created by the Ministry of Culture, The City of Karlovy Vary, and the [[Grand Hotel Pupp]]. Actor [[Jiří Bartoška]] was invited to be the festival's president, and Eva Zaoralová became program director in 1995. Since 1998, the organization of the festival has been carried out by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a [[joint stock company]].

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; a shortened event was later scheduled for 18–21 November, which will not be counted as an official edition of the festival (being promoted as the 54th and-a-half edition).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grater|first=Tom|date=2020-07-03|title=Karlovy Vary Sets Special Event In November After Summer Fest Cancellation|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/karlovy-vary-special-event-november-summer-fest-cancellation-1202976957/|access-date=2020-07-04|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref> Due to the ongoing [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], portions of the [[Odesa International Film Festival]] were hosted at KVIFF in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=2022-04-26 |title=Karlovy Vary Fest Sets New Talent Platform, Restoration of Milan Kundera Classic ‘The Joke’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/karlovy-vary-kviff-talents-the-joke-restoration-1234719492/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=2022-04-26 |title=Karlovy Vary Film Festival to Support Ukraine by Screening Films From Canceled Odessa Fest |url=https://www.thewrap.com/karlovy-vary-film-festival-ukraine-odessa/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=The Wrap |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Program==
[[File:Atmosfery-2015.jpg|thumb|The opening of the 50th festival in front of the Hotel Thermal]]
The main center of the festival is Hotel Thermal. The core of the program is the [[feature film]] competition; in accordance with [[FIAPF]] regulations only those films which have not been shown in competition at any other international festivals can be included. The documentary competition is an important festival event. The extensive informative program features both distribution pre-premiers and films awarded at [[List of film festivals|other festivals]]. But it also includes discoveries of artistic creations by independent directors, productions coming out of little known film industries, retrospectives, and an overview of [[Cinema of the Czech Republic|Czech film]] output during the past year. For the tenth straight year the festival will present Variety Critics' Choice: new and interesting films of mainly European production selected by critics working at this prestigious magazine.

Seminars focusing primarily on [[European cinema|European film]] are another important part of the festival.

Thousands of visitors and the great variety of films testify to the effectiveness of the program team with program director Eva Zaoralová at its head. Due to their valiant efforts many films will be purchased at the festival for wider distribution or, thanks to receiving a festival award, will attract the attention of major producers, distributors, and the media.

The festival program has the following sections:
* ''Official Selection — Competition'' &ndash; films never before shown in competition at any other international festival.
* ''East of the West — Competition'' &ndash; films from the former socialist bloc.
* ''Documentary Films — Competition'' &ndash; a competition divided into two parts: [[Documentary film|documentaries]] less than and longer than 30 minutes.
* ''Horizons'' and ''Another View'' &ndash; a selection of the most remarkable contemporary films.
* ''Imagina'' — films with an unconventional approach to narration and style, distinctive and radical visions of film language.
* ''Out of the Past'' — classic, cult, rare and unfairly overlooked films, screened in their original and restored versions.
* ''Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema'' — ten directors, an upcoming generation of young European filmmakers, present their student films. The project is organized in cooperation with European Film Promotion.<ref>{{cite web
| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/408395/
| title =The seventh edition of Future Frames showcases ten up-and-coming filmmakers from across Europe
| last =Boyce
| first =Laurence
| date =2021-07-28
| publisher =Cineuropa
| access-date =2024-01-29}}</ref>
* ''Midnight Screenings'' — a selection of the latest horror and action films, works that look at their genres in new, often humorous, ways.
* ''Czech Films'' &ndash; a representative selection of current Czech films.
* ''KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days'' — the industry section of the festival that includes Works in Development, First Cut+ and Works in Progress project presentations. The winners in these categories receive a $5000 prize.<ref>{{cite web
| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/408975/
| title =KVIFF Eastern Promises announces its winners
| last =Economou
| first =Vassilis
| date =2021-08-17
| publisher =Cineuropa
| access-date =2024-01-29}}</ref>
* ''Tributes, special focuses and retrospectives''.

==Awards==
[[File:TV Nova reporter.JPG|thumb|A reporter during the 50th film festival]]
Since 1948, the Grand Prize has been the [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Crystal Globe]] &ndash; although its form has often changed. As of the 35th Karlovy Vary IFF 2000 the Crystal Globe has taken on a new look: now the figure of a woman stands raising a crystal ball (artistic concept developed by Tono Stano, Aleš Najbrt, Michal Caban, and Šimon Caban).

The Feature Film Competition is divided into the following main awards:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kviff.com/en/about-the-festival/awards|title=KVIFF - Awards|website=www.kviff.com|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083554/http://www.kviff.com/en/about-the-festival/awards|archive-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> 
* [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Grand Prix &ndash; Crystal Globe]] for best feature film ($25,000)
* [[Special Jury Prize (Karlovy Vary IFF)|Special Jury Prize]] ($15,000)
* [[Best Director Award (Karlovy Vary IFF)|Best Director Award]]
* [[Best Actress Award (Karlovy Vary IFF)|Best Actress Award]]
* [[Best Actor Award (Karlovy Vary IFF)|Best Actor Award]]

The Documentary Competition is divided into the following main awards:
* Best Documentary Film in the category for film lasting 30 minutes or less
* Best Documentary Film in the category for film lasting above 30 minutes in length

Each year, the festival also presents the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema.

==Prominent foreign guests==
[[File:Herec-herec-richard-gere-na-slavnostnim-zahajeni-50mff-kv.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Richard Gere]] with the [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Crystal Globe]] at the 50th Karlovy Vary IFF (2015)]]
[[File:Actor-harvey-keitel-with-his-wife-daphna-and-son-roman.jpg|thumb|Actor [[Harvey Keitel]] at the 50th Karlovy Vary IFF (2015)]]
* 1946: [[Nikolay Konstantinovich Cherkasov|Nikolay Cherkasov]], [[Lyubov Orlova]], [[Rita Hayworth]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Počátky filmového festivalu |url=https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/pocatky-filmoveho-festivalu-6337151 |work=Radiožurnál |date=30 June 2003 |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tresbohemes.com/2015/10/rita-hayworth-visiting-prague-in-1946/|title=Rita Hayworth Visiting Prague in 1946|date=22 October 2015|website=tresbohemes.com|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015014611/http://www.tresbohemes.com/2015/10/rita-hayworth-visiting-prague-in-1946|archive-date=15 October 2017}}</ref>
*1956: [[Dev Anand]], [[Luis Buñuel]], [[Alberto Cavalcanti]]
* 1960: [[Waltraut Haas]], [[Irina Skobtseva]], [[Irina Petrescu]], [[Mari Törőcsik]]
* 1962: [[Shirley MacLaine]], [[Frank Capra]], [[Bernard Blier]]
* 1964: [[Claudia Cardinale]], [[Henry Fonda]], [[Richard Attenborough]]
* 1966: [[Olga Schoberová]], [[Brad Harris]], [[Ján Kadár]]
* 1968: [[Tony Curtis]], [[Pierre Brice]], [[Raf Vallone]]
* 1970: [[Ken Loach]]
* 1972: [[Daniil Khrabrovitsky]]
* 1974: [[Andrei Konchalovsky]]
* 1976: [[Humberto Solás]]
* 1978: [[Stanislav Rostotsky]]
* 1980: [[Günther Rücker]]
* 1982: [[Franco Nero]], [[Sergei Bondarchuk]]
* 1983: [[Om Puri]] for [[Ardh Satya]]
* 1984: [[Monica Vitti]], [[Sergei Gerasimov (film director)|Sergei Gerasimov]]
* 1986: [[Giulietta Masina]]
* 1988: [[Bernardo Bertolucci]], [[Xie Jin]]
* 1990: [[Miloš Forman]], [[Robert De Niro]], [[Annette Bening]], [[Maximilian Schell]], [[Shirley Temple]]
* 1992: [[Coen brothers]], [[Jason Connery]], [[Aki Kaurismäki]], [[Ken Loach]], [[Agnieszka Holland]]
* 1994: [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], [[Max von Sydow]], [[Philippe Noiret]]
* 1995: [[Peter O'Toole]], [[Fridrik Thór Fridriksson]], [[Mia Farrow]], [[Mika Kaurismäki]], [[Gina Lollobrigida]]
* 1996: [[Alan Alda]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Gregory Peck]], [[Ivan Passer]], [[Pierre Richard]], [[Frank Langella]]
* 1997: [[Miloš Forman]], [[Salma Hayek]], [[Ivan Passer]], [[Nikita Mikhalkov]], [[Steve Buscemi]]
* 1998: [[Michael Douglas]], [[Ornella Muti]], [[Saul Zaentz]], [[Terry Jones]]
* 1999: [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Lukas Moodysson]], [[Nikita Mikhalkov]]
* 2000: [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Edward Norton]], [[Fridrik Thór Fridriksson]], [[Eli Wallach]], [[Heather Graham]], [[Alicia Silverstone]]
* 2001: [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Nastassja Kinski]], [[Oleg Taktarov]], [[Thora Birch]]
* 2002: [[Kim Ki-duk]], [[Keira Knightley]], [[István Szabó]], [[Michael York]]
* 2003: [[Morgan Freeman]], [[William Forsythe (actor)|William Forsythe]], [[Kim Ki-duk]], [[Udo Kier]], [[Zlatko Topčić]]
* 2004: [[Elijah Wood]], [[Roman Polanski]], [[Jacqueline Bisset]], [[John Cleese]], [[Bernard Hill]], [[Harvey Keitel]], [[Albert Maysles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/documentary-film-legend-albert-maysles-special-guest-at-karlovy-vary|title=Documentary film legend Albert Maysles special guest at Karlovy Vary - Radio Prague|website=radio.cz|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329162901/http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/documentary-film-legend-albert-maysles-special-guest-at-karlovy-vary|archive-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>
* 2005: [[Sharon Stone]], [[Robert Redford]], [[Alexander Payne]], [[Gael García Bernal]], [[Liv Ullmann]], [[Matt Dillon]], [[Catherine Deneuve]]
* 2006: [[Andy García]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Kim Ki-duk]], [[Danny Trejo]]
* 2007: [[Renée Zellweger]], [[Danny DeVito]], [[Elliot Page]], [[Tom DiCillo]], [[Cybill Shepherd]]
* 2008: [[Robert De Niro]], [[Les Blank]], [[Kim Bodnia]], [[Saffron Burrows]], [[Danny Glover]], [[John Sayles]], [[Christopher Lee]]
* 2009: [[Antonio Banderas]], [[John Malkovich]], [[Isabelle Huppert]]
* 2010: [[Jude Law]], [[Nikita Mikhalkov]], [[Kevin McDonald]], [[Scott Cooper (director)|Scott Cooper]], [[Zlatko Topčić]], [[Adrian Grenier]]
* 2011: [[John Malkovich]], [[Judi Dench]], [[John Turturro]], [[Cary Fukunaga]], [[Sasson Gabai]], [[Remo Girone]]
* 2012: [[Helen Mirren]], [[Susan Sarandon]], [[Richard Peña]], [[István Szabó]], [[Helena Třeštíková]]
* 2013: [[John Travolta]], [[Oliver Stone]], [[F. Murray Abraham]], [[Valeria Golino]], [[Agnieszka Holland]], [[Lou Castel]], [[Jerry Schatzberg]], [[Michel Gondry]]
* 2014: [[Mel Gibson]], [[Michael Pitt]], [[Jake Hoffman (actor)|Jake Hoffman]], [[Franco Nero]], [[Fanny Ardant]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Mike Cahill (director)|Mike Cahill]], [[Astrid Bergès-Frisbey]]
* 2015: [[Richard Gere]], [[Harvey Keitel]], [[George A. Romero]], [[Jamie Dornan]], [[Sean Ellis]], [[Jena Malone]], [[Ryan Fleck]],<ref name=Festival2015/> [[Udo Kier]], [[Ben Mendelsohn]], [[Alba Rohrwacher]]
* 2016: [[Jean Reno]], [[Willem Dafoe]], [[Charlie Kaufman]], [[Sergi López (actor)|Sergi López]], [[Adriana Ugarte]], [[Emma Suárez]], [[Jamie Dornan]], [[Toby Jones]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/film/do-varu-miri-dalsi-filmova-hvezda-jean-reno-prevezme-cenu-pr/r~b04721d83dde11e68afb002590604f2e/|title=Do Varů míří další filmová hvězda, Jean Reno převezme Cenu prezidenta festivalu - Aktuálně.cz|date=29 June 2016|website=aktualne.cz|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330072106/https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/film/do-varu-miri-dalsi-filmova-hvezda-jean-reno-prevezme-cenu-pr/r~b04721d83dde11e68afb002590604f2e/|archive-date=30 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/hoste-varu-charlie-kaufman-willem-dafoe-fcf-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A160616_154158_filmvideo_spm|title=Do Karlových Varů míří Charlie Kaufman a Willem Dafoe|date=21 June 2016|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630152810/http://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/hoste-varu-charlie-kaufman-willem-dafoe-fcf-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A160616_154158_filmvideo_spm|archive-date=30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-07-02|title=51st Karlovy Vary International Film festival opens|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/centertainment-us-festival-karlovyvary-o-idCAKCN0ZI0MS|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref>
* 2017: [[Uma Thurman]], [[Casey Affleck]], [[Jeremy Renner]], [[James Newton Howard]], [[Ken Loach]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/stars-uma-thurman-and-casey-affleck-to-help-raise-curtain-on-52nd-karlovy-vary-iff|title=Stars Uma Thurman and Casey Affleck to help raise curtain on 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF - Radio Prague|website=radio.cz|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509190525/http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/stars-uma-thurman-and-casey-affleck-to-help-raise-curtain-on-52nd-karlovy-vary-iff|archive-date=9 May 2018}}</ref>
* 2018: [[Tim Robbins]], [[Robert Pattinson]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Taika Waititi]], [[Anna Paquin]], [[Barry Levinson]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Hosté na MFF Karlovy Vary 2018: Tim Robbins, Robert Pattison a další |url=https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/celebrity-karlovy-vary/551171/hvezdni-hoste-ve-varech-drzitel-oscara-tim-robbins-upir-robert-pattison-a-kdo-dalsi.html? |work=Blesk.cz}}</ref>
* 2019: [[Julianne Moore]], [[Casey Affleck]], [[Patricia Clarkson]], [[Billy Crudup]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Julianne Moore, Patricia Clarkson, Billy Crudup Headed to KVIFF 2019 |url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2019/6/11/julianne-moore-patricia-clarkson-headed-to-karlovy-vary-international-film-festival-2019 |work=The Prague Reporter}}</ref>
* 2021: [[Johnny Depp]], [[Ethan Hawke]], [[Michael Caine]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Johnny Depp is coming to the 2021 Karlovy Vary Film Festival, starting next weekend |url=https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2021/8/10/johnny-depp-is-coming-to-the-2021-karlovy-vary-film-festival-starting-next-weekend|work=The Prague Reporter}}</ref>
* 2022: [[Geoffrey Rush]], [[Benicio del Toro]], [[Liev Schreiber]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Liev Schreiber Heads To Karlovy Vary, Festival Announces Opening And Closing Films |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/liev-schreiber-karlovy-vary-1235053977/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=29 June 2022}}</ref>
* 2023: [[Russell Crowe]], [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Alicia Vikander]], [[Robin Wright]], [[Patricia Clarkson]], [[Michael Fassbender]], [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]], [[Christine Vachon]]<ref>{{cite news |title="It’s quite an amazing year": Robin Wright latest star name for Karlovy Vary |url=https://english.radio.cz/its-quite-amazing-year-robin-wright-latest-star-name-karlovy-vary-8786591 |work=Radio Prague International |date=21 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zunová |first1=Andrea |title=Hvězdy ve Varech. Kdy a kde je uvidíme? |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/kultura-mff-kv-hvezdy-ve-varech-kdy-a-kde-je-uvidime-40436281 |access-date=1 July 2023 |agency=Novinky.cz |publisher=Borgis a.s.}}</ref>
* 2024: [[Clive Owen]], [[Daniel Brühl]], [[Steven Soderbergh]], [[Viggo Mortensen]]

==Crystal Globe Winners – Grand Prix==
[[File:Susan Sarandon Crystal Globe World Cinema.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Susan Sarandon]] with the [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Crystal Globe]] for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema (2012)]]
{{main|Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)}}
* '''2023''' ''[[Blaga's Lessons]]'' (Bulgaria, Germany) – director Stephan Komandarev
* '''2022''' ''[[Summer with Hope]]'' (Iran, Canada) – director [[Sadaf Foroughi]]
* '''2021''' ''[[As Far as I Can Walk]]'' (Serbia) – director [[Stefan Arsenijević]]
* '''2019''' ''[[The Father (2019 film)|The Father]]'' (Bulgaria, Greece) – directors [[Kristina Grozeva]], [[Petar Valchanov]]
* '''2018''' ''[[I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians]]'' (Romania) – director [[Radu Jude]]
* '''2017''' ''[[Little Crusader]]'' (Czech Republic) – director Václav Kadrnka
* '''2016''' ''[[It's Not the Time of My Life]]'' (Hungary) – director [[Szabolcs Hajdu]]
* '''2015''' ''[[Bob and the Trees]]'' (USA, France) – director Diego Ongaro
* '''2014''' ''[[Corn Island (film)|Corn Island]]'' (Georgia) – director [[Giorgi Ovashvili]]
* '''2013''' ''[[The Notebook (2013 Hungarian film)|The Notebook]]'' (Hungary) – director [[János Szász]]
* '''2012''' ''[[The Almost Man]]'' (Norway) – director Martin Lund
* '''2011''' ''[[Restoration (2011 film)|Restoration]]'' (Israel) – director Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni
* '''2010''' ''[[The Mosquito Net]]'' (Spain) – director Agustí Vila
* '''2009''' ''[[Angel at Sea]]'' (Belgium/Canada) – director Frédéric Dumont
* '''2008''' ''[[Terribly Happy]]'' (Denmark) – director [[Henrik Ruben Genz]]
* '''2007''' ''[[Jar City (film)|Jar City]]'' (Iceland/Germany) – director [[Baltasar Kormákur]]
* '''2006''' ''[[Sherrybaby]]'' (USA) – director [[Laurie Collyer]]
* '''2005''' ''[[My Nikifor]]'' (Poland) – director [[Krzysztof Krauze]]
* '''2004''' ''[[A Children's Story]]'' (Italy) – director Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi
* '''2003''' ''[[Facing Windows]]'' (Italy, GB, Turkey, Portugal) – director [[Ferzan Özpetek]]
* '''2002''' ''[[Year of the Devil|Year of The Devil]]'' (Czech Republic) – director [[Petr Zelenka (director)|Petr Zelenka]]
* '''2001''' ''[[Amélie]]'' (France) – director [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]
* '''2000''' ''[[Me You Them]]'' (Brazil) – director [[Andrucha Waddington]]
* '''1999''' ''[[Yana's Friends]]'' (Israel) – director Arik Kaplun
* '''1998''' ''[[Streetheart (film)|Streetheart]]'' (Canada) – director [[Charles Binamé]]
* '''1997''' ''[[Ma vie en rose]]'' (Belgium, France, GB) – director [[Alain Berliner]]
* '''1996''' ''[[Prisoner of the Mountains]]'' (Russia, Kazakhstan) – director [[Sergei Bodrov|Sergej Bodrov]]
* '''1995''' ''[[The Ride (1994 film)|The Ride]]'' (Czech republic) – director [[Jan Svěrák]]
* '''1994''' ''My Soul Brother'' (Spain) – director Mariano Barroso
* for older winners (... 1946) see [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Crystal Globe]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Karlovy Vary International Film Festival}}
* {{official website|kviff.com/en/homepage}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610003536/http://www.festivary.cz/ Festivary.cz - Unofficial website]
* [http://www.czech.cz/en/current-affairs/cultural-heritage/karlovy-vary-a-film-fans-aqua-vitae/ Karlovy Vary - a film fan’s aqua vitae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014023206/http://www.czech.cz/en/current-affairs/cultural-heritage/karlovy-vary-a-film-fans-aqua-vitae/ |date=2007-10-14 }} - Czech.cz, The official Website of the Czech Republic
* [http://www.radio.cz/en/article/118058 Radio Prague monitoring of Karlovy Vary festival 2009]

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