# 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from July 1 to 9, 2022, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
A total of 170 films were presented at the festival, including twenty-seven world premieres, three international and three European premieres. Canadian-Iranian co-produced film Summer with Hope won the Crystal Globe. The festival paid tributes to Czech actors Eva Zaoralová, Bolek Polívka and composer Zdeněk Liška.

## Juries

The following were appointed as the juries at the 56th edition:

## Official selection
### Crystal Globe

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| America | America | Ofir Raul Graizer | Israel, Germany, Czech Republic |
| Borders of Love | Hranice lásky | Tomasz Wiński | Czech Republic, Poland |
| A Far Shore | Tooi tokoro | Masaaki Kudo | Japan |
| Fucking Bornholm | Fucking Bornholm | Anna Kazejak-Dawid | Poland |
| The Ordinaries | The Ordinaries | Sophie Linnenbaum | Germany |
| A Provincial Hospital | Edna provintsialna bolnitsa | Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva | Bulgaria, Germany |
| A Room of My Own | Chemi otakhi | Ioseb "Soso" Bliadze | Georgia, Germany |
| Silence 6–9 | Isihia 6–9 | Christos Passalis | Greece |
| Summer with Hope | Tabestan Ba Omid | Sadaf Foroughi | Canada, Iran |
| Vesper | Vesper | Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper | Lithuania, France, Belgium |
| The Word | Slovo | Beata Parkanová | Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland |
| You Have to Come and See It | Tenéis que venir a verla | Jonás Trueba | Spain |

### PROXIMA

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| And Then There Was Love... | A pak přišla láska... | Šimon Holý | Czech Republic |
| Another Spring | Još jedno proleće | Mladen Kovačević | Serbia, France, Qatar |
| Art Talent Show | Zkouška umění | Tomáš Bojar, Adéla Komrzý | Czech Republic |
| Fools | Głupcy | Tomasz Wasilewski | Poland, Romania, Germany |
| Horseplay | Los Agitadores | Marco Berger | Argentina |
| In Broad Daylight | Au grand jour | Emmanuel Tardif | Canada |
| Like a Fish on the Moon | Balaye aseman zire ab | Dornaz Hajiha | Iran |
| La Pietà | La piedad | Eduardo Casanova | Spain, Argentina |
| Ramona | Ramona | Andrea Bagney | Spain |
| Tinnitus | Tinnitus | Gregorio Graziosi | Brazil |
| The Uncle | Stric | David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić | Croatia, Serbia |
| Zoo Lock Down | Zoo Lock Down | Andreas Horvath | Austria |

### Special Screenings

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| BANGER. | BANGER. | Adam Sedlák | Czech Republic |
| Big Opening | Velká premiéra | Miroslav Krobot | Czech Republic |
| June Zero | June Zero | Jake Paltrow | United States, Israel |
| The Killing of a Journalist | The Killing of a Journalist | Matt Sarnecki | Denmark, United States, Czech Republic |
| Like an Island | L'îlot | Tizian Büchi | Switzerland |
| My Father, the Prince | Mein Vater, der Fürst | Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg | Austria, Czech Republic |
| PSH Neverending Story | PSH Nekonečný příběh | Štěpán FOK Vodrážka | Czech Republic |
| Rubikon | Rubikon | Magdalena Lauritsch | Austria |
| You Won't Be Alone | You Won't Be Alone | Goran Stolevski | Australia, United Kingdom, Serbia |

### Horizons

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| A Little Love Package | A Little Love Package | Gastón Solnicki | Austria, Argentina |
| Aftersun | Aftersun | Charlotte Wells | United Kingdom, United States |
| Axiom | Axiom | Jöns Jönsson | Germany |
| Beautiful Beings | Berdreymi | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic |
| The Blue Caftan | Le bleu du caftan | Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark |
| The Box | La caja | Lorenzo Vigas | Mexico, United States |
| Butterfly Vision | Bachennya metelyka | Maksym Nakonechnyi | Ukraine, Czech Republic, Croatia, Sweden |
| Captain Volkonogov Escaped | Kapitan Volkonogov bezhal | Natalya Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov | Russia, Estonia, France |
| Close | Close | Lukas Dhont | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
| Corsage | Corsage | Marie Kreutzer | Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France |
| The Dam | Le Barrage | Ali Cherri | France, Sudan, Lebanon, Germany, Serbia, Qatar |
| Decision to Leave | Heojil kyolshim | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| The Eight Mountains | Le otto montagne | Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch | Italy, Belgium, France |
| EO | Hi-han | Jerzy Skolimowski | Poland, Italy |
| Father's Day | Father's Day | Kivu Ruhorahoza | Rwanda |
| Fire of Love | Fire of Love | Sara Dosa | United States, Canada |
| The Five Devils | Les cinq diables | Léa Mysius | France |
| Flux Gourmet | Flux Gourmet | Peter Strickland | United Kingdom, United States, Hungary |
| Gentle | Szelíd | Anna Eszter Nemes, László Csuja | Hungary |
| Godland | Vanskabte Land / Volaða Land | Hlynur Pálmason | Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden |
| Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Good Luck to You, Leo Grande | Sophie Hyde | United Kingdom |
| Harka | Harka | Lotfy Nathan | France, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Belgium |
| The Hole | Il buco | Michelangelo Frammartino | Italy, France, Germany |
| Joyland | Joyland | Saim Sadiq | Pakistan |
| Klondike | Klondike | Maryna Er Gorbach | Ukraine, Turkey |
| The Last Race | Poslední závod | Tomáš Hodan | Czech Republic |
| Love According to Dalva | Dalva | Emmanuelle Nicot | Belgium, France |
| A Love Song | A Love Song | Max Walker-Silverman | United States |
| Lullaby | Cinco lobitos | Alauda Ruiz de Azúa | Spain |
| Mariupolis 2 | Mariupolis 2 | Mantas Kvedaravičius | Lithuania, France, Germany |
| Moonage Daydream | Moonage Daydream | Brett Morgen | United States |
| Mr. Landsbergis | Mr. Landsbergis | Sergei Loznitsa | Netherlands, Lithuania, United States |
| Mutzenbacher | Mutzenbacher | Ruth Beckermann | Austria |
| My Love Affair with Marriage | My Love Affair with Marriage | Signe Baumane | Latvia, United States, Luxembourg |
| Pamfir | Pamfir | Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk | Ukraine, France, Poland, Chile, Germany, Luxembourg |
| The Passengers of the Night | Les passagers de la nuit | Mikhaël Hers | France |
| A Piece of Sky | Drii Winter | Michael Koch | Switzerland, Germany |
| Plan 75 | Plan 75 | Chie Hayakawa | Japan, France, Philippines, Qatar |
| Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush | Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush | Andreas Dresen | Germany, France |
| Reflection | Vidblysk | Valentyn Vasyanovych | Ukraine |
| Return to Dust | Yin ru chen yan | Li Ruijun | China |
| Rodeo | Rodeo | Lola Quivoron | France |
| The Silent Twins | The Silent Twins | Agnieszka Smoczyńska | Poland, United States, United Kingdom |
| Sonne | Sonne | Kurdwin Ayub | Austria |
| Superheroes | Supereroi | Paolo Genovese | Italy |
| Taurus | Taurus | Tim Sutton | United States |
| That Kind of Summer | Un été comme ça | Denis Côté | Canada |
| Three Thousand Years of Longing | Three Thousand Years of Longing | George Miller | Australia, United States |
| Triangle of Sadness | Triangle of Sadness | Ruben Östlund | Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark |
| Una Femmina: The Code of Silence | Una Femmina: The Code of Silence | Francesco Costabile | Italy |
| Under the Fig Trees | Taht alshajra | Erige Sehiri | Tunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar |
| Utama | Utama | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | Bolivia, Uruguay, France |
| War Pony | War Pony | Riley Keough, Gina Gammell | United States |
| We Met in Virtual Reality | We Met in Virtual Reality | Joe Hunting | United Kingdom |
| The Woodcutter Story | Metsurin tarina | Mikko Myllylahti | Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany |
| Working Class Heroes | Heroji radničke klase | Miloš Pušić | Serbia |

## Awards

The following awards were presented at the 56th edition:

### Official selection awards

Grand Prix – Crystal Globe
    Summer with Hope by Sadaf Foroughi
Special Jury Prize
    You Have to Come and See It by Jonás Trueba
Best Director
    Beata Parkanová for Word
Best Actress
    Taki Mumladze for A Room of My Own
    Mariam Khundadze for A Room of My Own
Best Actor
    Martin Finger for Word

### Other statutory awards

PROXIMA Grand Prix
    Art Talent Show by Adéla Komrzý and Tomáš Bojar
PROXIMA Special Jury Prize
    La Pietà by Eduardo Casanova
PROXIMA Special Jury Mention
    The Uncle by David Kapac and Andrija Mardešić
Právo Audience Award
    PSH Neverending Story by Štěpán Fok Vodrážka
Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
    Geoffrey Rush (Australia)
Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography
    Bolek Polívka (Czech Republic)
Festival President's Award
    Benicio del Toro (Puerto Rico)

### Non-statutory awards

The Ecumenical Jury Award
    A Provincial Hospital by Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov and Zlatina Teneva
Europa Cinemas Label Award
    Fucking Bornholm by Anna Kazejak-Dawid
FIPRESCI Award for Crystal Globe Competition
    Borders of Love by Tomasz Wiński
FIPRESCI Award for PROXIMA Competition
    Art Talent Show by Adéla Komrzý and Tomáš Bojar