53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
| Location | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Crystal Globe: I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude |
| No. of films | 236 |
| Festival date | June 29–July 7, 2018 |
| Website | www |
The 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from June 29 to July 7, 2018, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
A total of 236 films were presented at the festival, including 35 world premieres, eight international and seven European premieres.[1]
Juries
[edit]The following were appointed as the juries at the 53rd edition:[2][3]
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Grand Jury
FIPRESCI Jury
Europa Cinemas Label Jury
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East of the West
The Ecumenical Jury
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Documentary Films
Fedeora Award
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Official selection
[edit]In competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers | Kardeşler | Ömür Atay | Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria |
| Domestique | Domestik | Adam Sedlák | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| Fireflies Are Gone | La disparition des lucioles | Sébastien Pilote | Canada |
| History of Love | Zgodovina ljubezni | Sonja Prosenc | Slovenia, Italy, Norway |
| I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians † | Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari | Radu Jude | Romania, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Germany |
| Jumpman | Podbrosy | Ivan I. Tverdovskiy | Russia, Lithuania, Ireland, France |
| Miriam Lies | Miriam miente | Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada | Dominican Republic, Spain |
| Panic Attack | Atak paniki | Paweł Maślona | Poland |
| Redemption | Geula | Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov | Israel |
| Sueño Florianópolis ‡ | Ana Katz | Argentina, Brazil, France | |
| To the Night | Peter Brunner | Austria, United States | |
| Winter Flies | Všechno bude | Olmo Omerzu | Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia |
- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates Crystal Globe winner.
- Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates Special Jury Prize winner.
Out of competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Friend "A" | Yuzai | Takahisa Zeze | Japan |
| Support the Girls | Andrew Bujalski | United States | |
| Trash on Mars | Mars | Benjamin Tuček | Czech Republic |
Another View
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amal | Mohamed Siam | Egypt, Lebanon, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Qatar | |
| And Breathe Normally | Andið eðlilega | Ísold Uggadóttir | Iceland |
| Border | Gräns | Ali Abbasi | Sweden, Denmark |
| Boys Cry | La terra dell'abbastanza | Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo | Italy |
| Chris the Swiss | Anja Kofmel | Switzerland, Croatia, Germany, Finland | |
| Cobain | Nanouk Leopold | Netherlands, Belgium, Germany | |
| Diamantino | Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Portugal, France, Brazil | |
| Donbass | Sergei Loznitsa | Germany, Ukraine, France, Netherlands, Romania | |
| An Elephant Sitting Still | Da xiang xi di er zuo | Hu Bo | China |
| Fugue | Fuga | Agnieszka Smoczyńska | Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden |
| The Gentle Indifference of the World | Laskovoe bezrazlichie mira | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan, France |
| Grass | Pullipdeul | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| The Guilty | Den skyldige | Gustav Möller | Denmark |
| Invasion | Hojoom | Shahram Mokri | Iran |
| In My Room | Ulrich Köhler | Germany, Italy | |
| Light Years | Años Luz | Manuel Abramovich | Argentina, Spain, Brazil |
| Little Tickles | Les chatouilles | Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer | France |
| Lucky | John Carroll Lynch | United States | |
| Nina | Olga Chajdas | Poland | |
| Oblivion Verses | Los Versos del Olvido | Alireza Khatami | France, Germany, Netherlands, Chile |
| Our Struggles | Nos batailles | Guillaume Senez | Belgium, France |
| Pity | Oiktos | Babis Makridis | Greece, Poland |
| Profile | Timur Bekmambetov | United Kingdom, United States, Russia, Cyprus | |
| The Queen of Fear | La reina del miedo | Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia | Argentina, Denmark |
| Rafiki | Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya | |
| A Skin So Soft | Ta Peau si lisse | Denis Côté | Canada, Switzerland, France |
| Styx | Wolfgang Fischer | Germany, Austria | |
| Victory Day | Den' Pobedy | Sergei Loznitsa | Germany |
| Virgins | Ein Betulot Bakrayot | Keren Ben Rafael | France, Israel, Belgium |
Czech Films 2017–2018
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukla 61 | David Ondříček | Czech Republic | |
| Insect | Hmyz | Jan Švankmajer | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| The Interpreter | Tlumočník | Martin Šulík | Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria |
| Laika | Lajka | Aurel Klimt | Czech Republic |
| Markéta Wants Her Bag | Markéta chce taštičku | Miroslav Janek | Czech Republic |
| Nothing Like Before | Nic jako dřív | Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská | Czech Republic |
| Scalamare | Jiří Kylián | Czech Republic, Netherlands | |
| Short Cut | Na krátko | Jakub Šmíd | Czech Republic |
| Universum Brdečka | Miroslav Janek | Czech Republic | |
| When the War Comes | Až přijde válka | Jan Gebert | Czech Republic, Croatia |
Documentary Films
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Thing You Can Do with Your Life | Zita Erffa | Germany, Mexico | |
| Breaking News | Mimořádná zpráva | Tomáš Bojar | Czech Republic |
| Bridges of Time | Laika tilti | Kristine Briede, Audrius Stonys | Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia |
| Cielo | Alison McAlpine | Canada, Chile | |
| Dream Away | Marouan Omara, Johanna Domke | Germany, Egypt | |
| In the Stillness of Sounds | L' esprit des lieux | Stéphane Manchematin, Serge Steyer | France |
| Inside Mosul | V Mosulu | Jana Andert | Czech Republic |
| A Little Wisdom | Xiao Zhihui | Yuqi Kang | Canada, Nepal, China |
| Putin's Witnesses † | Svideteli Putina | Vitaly Mansky | Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic |
| The Swing | Cyril Aris | Lebanon | |
| Treasure Island | L' Île au trésor | Guillaume Brac | France |
| Walden ‡ | Daniel Zimmermann | Switzerland, Austria | |
- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates Best Documentary Film winner.
- Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates Documentary Special Jury Prize winner.
East of the West
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 Wars | 53 wojny | Ewa Bukowska | Poland |
| Amir | Nima Eghlima | Iran | |
| Bear with Us | Chata na prodej | Tomáš Pavlíček | Czech Republic |
| Blossom Valley ‡ | Virágvölgy | László Csuja | Hungary |
| Breathing into Marble | Kvėpavimas į marmurą | Giedrė Beinoriūtė | Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia |
| Crystal Swan | Khrustal | Darya Zhuk | Belarus, Germany, United States, Russia |
| Deep Rivers | Glubokie reki | Vladimir Bitokov | Russia |
| Moments | Chvilky | Beata Parkanová | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| Pause | Παύση | Tonia Mishiali | Cyprus, Greece |
| Suleiman Mountain † | Suleiman gora | Elizaveta Stishova | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Via Carpatia | Klara Kochańska | Poland, Czech Republic, North Macedonia | |
| Volcano | Vulkan | Roman Bondarchuk | Ukraine, Germany |
- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates East of the West winner.
- Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates East of the West Special Jury Prize winner.
Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers to Follow
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Nittonhundraåttioett | Dawid Ullgren | Sweden |
| Blackjack | Valet noir | Lora Mure-Ravaud | Switzerland |
| Clean | Čistoća | Neven Samardžić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Dialect | David Gurgulia | Georgia | |
| The Legionnaire | Il leginario | Hleb Papou | Italy |
| Marica | Judita Gamulin | Croatia | |
| Regained Memory | Stijn Bouma | Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Sweet Home Czyżewo | Jakub Radej | Poland | |
| Warm Comedy about Depression, Madness and Unfulfilled Dreams | Hrejivá komédia o depresii, šialenstve a nesplnených snoch | Michal Ďuriš | Slovakia |
| Where the Summer Goes (chapters on youth) | Onde o Verão Vai (episódios da juventude) | David Pinheiro Vicente | Portugal |
Horizons
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Faces | Se Rokh | Jafar Panahi | Iran |
| Birds of Passage | Pájaros de verano | Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego | Colombia, Denmark, Mexico |
| BlacKkKlansman | Spike Lee | United States | |
| Burning | Lee Chang-dong | South Korea | |
| Climax | Gaspar Noé | France | |
| Cold War | Zimna wojna | Paweł Pawlikowski | Poland, France, United Kingdom |
| Damsel | David Zellner, Nathan Zellner | United States | |
| Daughter of Mine | Figlia mia | Laura Bispuri | Italy, Germany, Switzerland |
| Dear Son | Weldi | Mohamed Ben Attia | Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar |
| Dovlatov | Aleksei Alekseivich German | Russia, Poland, Serbia | |
| Euphoria | Euforia | Valeria Golino | Italy |
| Everybody Knows | Todos lo saben | Asghar Farhadi | Spain, France, Italy |
| Girl | Lukas Dhont | Belgium | |
| Good Manners | As boas maneiras | Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra | Brazil, France |
| Happy as Lazzaro | Lazzaro Felice | Alice Rohrwacher | Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany |
| Hostiles | Scott Cooper | United States | |
| Hunting Season | Temporada de Caza | Natalia Garagiola | Argentina, United States, France, Germany, Qatar |
| Leave No Trace | Debra Granik | United States | |
| Loveling | Benzinho | Gustavo Passos Pizzi | Brazil, Uruguay, Germany |
| Lucia's Grace | Troppa Grazia | Gianni Zanasi | Italy |
| The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | Terry Gilliam | Spain, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom | |
| The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Desiree Akhavan | United States | |
| Museum | Museo | Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico |
| Nico, 1988 | Susanna Nicchiarelli | Italy, Belgium | |
| The Parting Glass | Stephen Moyer | United States | |
| Rainbow: A Private Affair | Una questione privata | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Italy, France |
| River's Edge | Isao Yukisada | Japan | |
| Season of the Devil | Ang Panahon ng Halimaw | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| Summer | Leto | Kirill Serebrennikov | Russia, France |
| Sweet Country | Warwick Thornton | Australia | |
| Touch Me Not | Adina Pintilie | Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France | |
| To the Ends of the World | Les confins du monde | Guillaume Nicloux | France, China, Belgium |
| Utøya: July 22 | Utøya 22. juli | Erik Poppe | Norway |
| Wajib | Annemarie Jacir | Palestine, France, Germany, Colombia, Norway, Qatar, United Arab Emirates | |
| The Wild Pear Tree | Ahlat Agaci | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey, France, Germany, Bulgaria |
| Wildlife | Paul Dano | United States | |
| The World Is Yours | Le Monde est à toi | Romain Gavras | France |
| Zama | Lucrecia Martel | Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Portugal, United States | |
Imagina
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 × 14 | James Benning | United States | |
| Art and Theft | Sara Magenheimer | United States | |
| Black Mother | Khalik Allah | United States, Jamaica | |
| Caniba | Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor | France | |
| Elegy | Louis Rizzo-Naudi | United Kingdom | |
| Endless Tail | Beskrajni rep | Željka Suková | Croatia |
| Flame | Polte | Sami van Ingen | Finland |
| Forest Paths | Michiel van Bakel | Netherlands | |
| Government House | Haus der Regierung | Herwig Weiser | Austria, Russia |
| The Green Fog | Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada, United States | |
| Imperial Valley (cultivated run-off) | Lukas Marxt | Germany, Austria | |
| Phantom Ride Phantom | Siegfried A. Fruhauf | Austria | |
| Reflections in the Dust | Luke Sullivan | Australia | |
| Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder | Fern Silva | United States | |
| Sleep Has Her House | Scott Barley | United Kingdom | |
| ★ | Johann Lurf | Austria | |
Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Yen Tan | United States | |
| Computer Chess | Andrew Bujalski | United States | |
| Death of a Rock Star | Tom Huckabee, Will Van Overbeek | United States | |
| Dried Meat | Carne seca | Jazmin Diaz | United States |
| El Mariachi | Robert Rodriguez | United States | |
| Fair Sisters | Missy Boswell, Edward Lowry, Louis Black | United States | |
| Invasion of the Aluminum People | David Boone | United States | |
| Kid-Thing | David Zellner | United States | |
| Last Night at the Alamo | Eagle Pennell | United States | |
| Leonardo, Jr. | Lorrie Oshatz | United States | |
| Mask of Sarnath | Neil Ruttenberg | United States | |
| Pioneer | David Lowery | United States | |
| The Rabbit Hunt | Patrick Bresnan | United States | |
| Skunk | Annie Silverstein | United States | |
| Slacker | Richard Linklater | United States | |
| The Slow Business of Going | Athina Rachel Tsangari | Greece, United States | |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Bob Byington | United States | |
| Speed of Light | Brian Hansen | United States | |
| Take Shelter | Jeff Nichols | United States | |
| The Unforeseen | Laura Dunn | United States | |
Midnight Screenings
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Trouble in Little China | John Carpenter | United States | |
| Bloodsport | Newt Arnold | United States | |
| Highlander | Russell Mulcahy | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Mandy | Panos Cosmatos | United Kingdom, Belgium | |
| One Cut of the Dead | Camera wo Tomeru na! | Shin'ichirō Ueda | Japan |
| Predator | John McTiernan | United States | |
Out of the Past
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Stanley Kubrick | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Accumulator 1 | Akumulátor 1 | Jan Svěrák | Czech Republic |
| The Cranes Are Flying | Letyat zhuravli | Mikhail Kalatozov | USSR |
| Diamonds of the Night | Démanty noci | Jan Němec | Czechoslovakia |
| The Eyes of Orson Welles | Mark Cousins | United Kingdom | |
| Hal | Amy Scott | United States | |
| Jiří Menzel – To Make a Comedy Is No Fun | Robert Kolinsky | Switzerland, Czech Republic | |
| Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Marina Zenovich | United States | |
| Searching for Ingmar Bergman | Margarethe von Trotta | Germany, France | |
| Signum Laudis | Martin Hollý | Czechoslovakia | |
| Strangers on a Train | Alfred Hitchcock | United States | |
| White Paradise | Bílý ráj | Karel Lamač | Czechoslovakia |
People Next Door
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children of a Lesser God | Randa Haines | United States | |
| Land of Silence and Darkness | Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit | Werner Herzog | Germany |
| The Past | Minulost | Ivo Trajkov | Czech Republic |
| A Quiet Place | John Krasinski | United States | |
| See No Evil, Hear No Evil | Arthur Hiller | United States | |
| The Silent Child | Chris Overton | United States | |
| The Tribe | Plemya | Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi | Ukraine |
Prague Short Film Festival Presents
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool | Soushite watashitachi wa pûru ni kingyo o | Makoto Nagahisa | Japan |
| Atlantis, 2003 | Atlantída, 2003 | Michal Blaško | Slovakia, Czech Republic |
| Bo Hai | Dužan Duong | Czech Republic | |
| Downside Up | Peter Ghesquière | Belgium | |
| Partner | Réplique | Antoine Giorgini | France |
Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 235 000 000 | Uldis Brauns | Latvia | |
| 511 Best Photographs of Mars | 511 paremat fotot Marsist | Andres Sööt | Estonia |
| Antigravitation | Antigravitacija | Audrius Stonys | Lithuania |
| Apolinaras | Henrikas Šablevičius | Lithuania | |
| The Beginning | Sākums | Uldis Brauns | Latvia |
| The Coast | Krasts | Aivars Freimanis | Latvia |
| The Dreams of the Centenarians | Šimtamečių godos | Robertas Verba | Lithuania |
| Earth of the Blind | Neregių žemė | Audrius Stonys | Lithuania |
| El Dorado | Eldoraado | Ülo Tambek | Estonia |
| The Ferry | Prāmis | Laila Pakalniņa | Latvia |
| In Memory of a Day Gone By | Praėjusios dienos atminimui | Šarūnas Bartas | Lithuania |
| The Linen | Veļa | Laila Pakalniņa | Latvia |
| The Mail | Pasts | Laila Pakalniņa | Latvia |
| Midsummer Day | Jaanipäev | Andres Sööt | Estonia |
| The Old Man and the Land | Senis ir žemė | Robertas Verba | Lithuania |
| Peasants | Talupojad | Ülo Tambek | Estonia |
| Pikk Street | Pikk tänav | Hans Roosipuu | Estonia |
| Ten Minutes Older | Vecāks par 10 minūtēm | Herz Frank | Latvia |
| A Trip Through Misty Meadows | Kelionė ūkų lankomis | Henrikas Šablevičius | Lithuania |
| We Were at Our Own Field | Pabuvam savam lauki | Henrikas Šablevičius | Lithuania |
| White Bell | Baltie zvani | Ivars Kraulītis | Latvia |
| Woman from Kihnu | Kihnu naine | Mark Soosaar | Estonia |
Seven Close Encounters
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All That Jazz | Bob Fosse | United States | |
| Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire | Alan Clarke | United Kingdom | |
| The Deer Hunter | Michael Cimino | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Lawrence of Arabia | David Lean | United Kingdom | |
| Marketa Lazarová | František Vláčil | Czechoslovakia | |
| Match Point | Woody Allen | United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg | |
| Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana | Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland |
Special Events
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Roberts | Tim Robbins | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Cirkus Rwanda | Michal Varga | Czech Republic, Slovakia | |
| Cradle Will Rock | Tim Robbins | United States | |
| In Treatment 3 | Terapie 3 | Matěj Chlupáček, Petr Zelenka | Czech Republic |
| King Skate | Šimon Šafránek | Czech Republic | |
| Loves of a Blonde | Lásky jedné plavovlásky | Miloš Forman | Czechoslovakia |
| Paterno | Barry Levinson | United States | |
| Rain Man | Barry Levinson | United States | |
| The Rover | David Michôd | Australia, United States | |
| Searching | Bloudění | Antonín Máša, Jan Čuřík | Czechoslovakia |
| Sharp Objects | Jean-Marc Vallée | United States | |
| Sink or Swim | Le grand bain | Gilles Lellouche | France |
| Wag the Dog | Barry Levinson | United States | |
Awards
[edit]The following awards were presented at the 53rd edition:[3]
Official selection awards
[edit]Grand Prix – Crystal Globe
Special Jury Prize
Best Director
- Olmo Omerzu for Winter Flies
Best Actress
Best Actor
- Moshe Folkenflik for Redemption
Special Jury Mention
- History of Love by Sonja Prosenc
- Jumpman by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
Other statutory awards
[edit]East of the West Grand Prix
- Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova
East of the West Special Jury Prize
- Blossom Valley by László Csuja
Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film
- Putin's Witnesses by Vitaly Mansky
Documentary Special Jury Prize
- Walden by Daniel Zimmermann
Právo Audience Award
Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
- Tim Robbins (United States)
- Barry Levinson (United States)
Festival President's Award
- Robert Pattinson (United Kingdom)
Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography
- Jaromír Hanzlík (Czech Republic)
Non-statutory awards
[edit]Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)
The Ecumenical Jury Award
- Redemption by Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Ecumenical Commendations
- Winter Flies by Olmo Omerzu
- Miriam Lies by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada
FEDEORA Award
- Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova
Europa Cinemas Label Award
References
[edit]- ^ Kiang, Jessica (July 22, 2018). "Strongmen take all at Karlovy Vary 2018". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Tizard, Will (June 29, 2018). "Mark Cousins on Orson Welles, Sketching With Film, His Boots, 'Citizen Trump'". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Final Press Release | 53rd KVIFF" (PDF). Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved August 13, 2021.