History 33rd festival

July 3 - 11, 1998

Michael Douglas: The big star of the 33rd Karlovy Vary festival was American actor Michael Douglas, who received the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.

Awards

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Streetheart / Le coeur au poing
Director: Charles Binamé
Canada 1998

Special Jury Prize
Full Moon / Děň polnolunija
Director: Karen Šachnazarov
Russia 1998

Best Director
Charles Binamé
for the film Streetheart / Le coeur au poing
Canada 1998

Best Actress
Julia Stiles
for the film Wicked

Best Actor
Olaf Lubaszenko
for the film Sekal Has to Die / Je třeba zabít Sekala
Czech Republic, Poland, France, Slovakia 1998

Statistics

Total accredited visitors: 7 173
tickets sold 120 000
screenings 465
a total of 213 films presented

Lou Reed: The festival atmosphere was also livened up by the presence of the legendary Lou Reed.

The Grand Jury

Gila Almagor, jury president
Vera Belmont
Iraklij Kvirikadze
Jiří Menzel
Gianni Rondolino
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Stuhr
Maria Zvereva