History 53rd festival

June 29 - July 7, 2018

Tim Robbins: The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema won actor, director, producer and musician Tim Robbins.

Barry Levinson: The Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema won screenwriter, producer and director Barry Levinson.

Awards

On July 7 th 2018, the festival’s juries presented awards for the best films at the closing ceremony of the 53 rd Karlovy Vary IFF.

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe
“I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” / „Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari”
Directed by: Radu Jude
Romania, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Germany, 2018

Special Jury Prize
Sueño Florianópolis / Sueño Florianópolis
Directed by: Ana Katz
Argentina, Brasil, France, 2018

Best Director
Olmo Omerzu
for the film Winter Flies / Všechno bude
Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, 2018

Best Actress
Mercedes Morán
for her role in the film Sueño Florianópolis / Sueño Florianópolis
Directed by: Ana Katz
Argentina, Brasil, France, 2018

Best Actor
Moshe Folkenflik
for his role in the film Redemption / Geula
Directed by: Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Israel, 2018

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

Statistics

Total accredited visitors: 13 080, of which:

Festival Pass 10 857
filmmakers 403
film industry professionals 1190
journalists 630
tickets sold 140 135
screenings 501

Of the 236 films presented at the festival there were 35 world premieres, 8 international and 7 European premieres.

Robert Pattinson: British actor Robert Pattinson won the Festival President’s Award.

GRAND JURY

Mark Cousins, United Kingdom
Zrinka Cvitešić, Croatia
Marta Donzelli, Italy
Zdeněk Holý, Czech Republic
Nanouk Leopold, Netherlands