# 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 3 to 11 July 2009. The Crystal Globe was won by Angel at Sea, a Belgian-Canadian drama film directed by Frédéric Dumont. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Twenty, an Iranian drama film directed by Abdolreza Kahani.

## Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:
Main competition
* Claudie Ossard, Grand Jury President (France)
* Maria Bonnevie (Sweden)
* Sergey Dvortsevoy (Russia)
* Niki Karimi (Iran)
* Rodrigo Plá (Mexico)
* Kenneth Turan (USA)
* Ivan Zachariáš (Czech Republic)
Documentaries
* György Báron, Chairman (Hungary)
* David Courier (USA)
* Tiziana Finzi (Italy)
* Vít Janeček (Czech Republic)
* Jiska Rickels (The Netherlands)
East of the West
* Bojidar Manov, Chairman (Bulgaria)
* Birgit Beumers (Germany)
* Maria Procházková (Czech Republic)
* Jānis Putniņš (Latvia)
* Michael Wellner-Pospíšil (Czech Republic, France)

## Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:
* Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) by Frédéric Dumont (Belgium)
* Special Jury Prize - Twenty (Bist) by Abdolreza Kahani (Iran)
* Best Director Award - Andreas Dresen for Whiskey with Vodka [de] (Whisky mit Wodka) (Germany)
* Best Actress Award - Paprika Steen for Applause (Applaus) (Denmark)
* Best Actor Award (ex aequo):
** Olivier Gourmet for Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) (Belgium, Canada)
** Paul Giamatti for Cold Souls (USA)
* Special mention of the jury - Filip Garbacz for his role in Piggies (Świnki) (Poland, Germany)
* Official selection award winners
* Abdolreza Kahani, director of Twenty
* Andreas Dresen, Best Director
* Paprika Steen, Best Actress
* Olivier Gourmet, Best Actor (tie)
* Paul Giamatti, Best Actor (tie)

## Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:
* Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Osadné by Marko Škop (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
** Special mention - We Live in Public by Ondi Timoner (USA)
* Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Wagah by Supriyo Sen (Germany, India, Pakistan)
** Special mention - Till It Hurts by Marcin Koszałka (Poland)
* East of the West Award - Room and a Half (Poltory komnaty ili sentimentalnoje putěšestvije na rodinu) by Andrei Khrzhanovsky (Russia)
** Special Mention - Scratch by Michał Rosa (Poland)
* 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)
* Právo Audience Award - A Matter of Size (Sipur Gadol) by Erez Tadmor & Sharon Maymon (Israel, Germany, France)

## Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:
* FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Will Not Stop There (Nije kraj) by Vinko Brešan (Croatia, Serbia)
* Ecumenical Jury Award: Twenty (Bist) by Abdolreza Kahani (Iran)
* Don Quixote Award: Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) by Frédéric Dumont (Belgium)
** Special Mention: Wolfy (Volchok) by Vassily Sigarev (Russia) & Cold Souls by Sophie Barthes (USA)
* Europa Cinemas Label: Applause (Applaus) by Martin Pieter Zandvliet (Denmark)
* Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Eamon by Margaret Corkery (Ireland)
** Special Mention: La Tigra, Chaco by Federico Godfrid & Juan Sasiaín (Argentina)
* NETPAC Award: Breathless by Yang Ik-june (South Korea)