55th Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival

55th year of the festival was held on
August 20 - August 28, 2021

Festival in Numbers

9 267
Accredited visitors
7 851
Festival Pas
338
Filmmakers
601
Film Industry Professionals
477
Journalists
111 203
Tickets Sold
456
Screenings
144
Feature-length Fiction Films
29
World Premieres
12
International Premieres
2
European Premieres

Awarded Guests

Sir Michael Caine
The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
Ethan Hawke
The Festival President’s Award
Johnny Depp
Actor, producer and musician Johnny Depp introduced the film Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan and the film Minamata.
Jan Svěrák
The Festival President’s Award for Contribution to Czech Cinema

Awarded films and filmmakers

Films awarded by the main jury of the festival, of which they were members in the year 2021 Eva Mulvad (Argentina), Jan-Ole Gerster (Germany), Roman Gutek (Poland), Fiorella Moretti (Peru), Molly Malene Stensgaard (Denmark)

A complete overview of all awarded prizes can be found in final press release.

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
As Far as I Can Walk (Strahinja Banović)
Special Jury Prize
Every Single Minute (Každá minuta života)

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