Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic. Because of its success in the past few years the Karlovy Vary festival has become one of the most significant film events in Central and Eastern Europe.

Awards

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 IFF and the political decision to organize only one "A" festival for all socialist countries, Karlovy Vary was forced to alternate with Moscow between 1959 and 1993.

Related Topics:
1951 - 1956 - FIAPF - Socialist countries - 1959 - 1993

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Since the very beginning the Grand Prize has been the Crystal Globe – 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 worked out by Tono Stano, Aleš Najbrt, Michal Caban, and Šimon Caban).

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The Feature Film Competition is divided into the following main awards:

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• Grand Prix – Crystal Globe for best feature film (grand total $20,000)
• Special Jury Prize
• Best Director Award
• Best Actress Award
• Best Actor Award

The Documentary Competition is divided into the following main awards:

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• 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.

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