The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF) as a non-specialized, competitive feature film festival.
Since the 35th anniversary of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the year 2000, the Crystal Globe has been a statuette of a woman raising a crystal sphere.
Only one of these last three awards may be conferred ex-aequo.
Each year, the Karlovy Vary IFF recognises at least two exceptional figures who have made an indelible mark on the development of world cinema.
The Festival President’s Award is given to actors, directors, and producers who have made a fundamental contribution to the development of film and cinema, not just in their home countries but around the world.
Each year, the festival also presents the following awards by its non-statutory juries:
The Audience Award is one of the most important awards that can be won at the festival. Festivalgoers’ votes and their film rankings are one of the most important indicators for film producers and distributors for gaining an understanding of how the film will fare in general release at domestic and international cinemas.
Rules for voting
After every film, audiences can vote on the film they have just seen by tearing off one of the numbers from their ballot (1 – excellent, 2 – good, 3 – average, 4 – poor). Submit your ballots by the exit from the screening venue by giving it to a hostess or tossing it into the ballot box.
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