History 37th festival

July 4 - 13, 2002

Kiera Knightley: One of the important guests at the 37th festival was the young actress Kiera Knightley, who came to present the film Bend It Like Beckham.

Awards

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
Year of the Devil / Rok ďábla
Director: Petr Zelenka
Czech Republic, 2002

Special Jury Prize
Nowhere in Africa / Nirgendwo in Africa
Director: Caroline Link
Germany 2001

Best Director
Asghar Massombagi
for the film Khaled
Canada 2001

Best Actress
Ugla Egilsdóttir
for the film The Seagull´s Laughter / Mávahlátur
Iceland 2001

Best Actor
William H. Macy
for the film Focus
USA 2001

You can find a complete overview of KVIFF award winners in the final press release.

Statistics

Total accredited visitors 10 880, of which:

Students and ordinary visitors 6 850
film industry professionals 820
journalists 580
tickets sold 139 120
screenings 534

Of the 292 films presented at the festival there were 17 world premieres, 40 international and 2 European premieres.

Kim Ki-duk: Free spirited director Kim Ki-duk has been a guest at the festival on a number of occasions. At the 37th KVIFF he took part in an extensive retrospective of his work.

The Grand Jury

Jean-Marc Barr, jury president
Bibiana Beglau
Roger Ebert
Ibolya Fekete
Jan Malíř
Kaynam Myung
Assumpta Serna