40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2005. The Crystal Globe was won by My Nikifor, a Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by What a Wonderful Place, an Israeli drama film directed by Eyal Halfon.[1] English film director and screenwriter Michael Radford was the Grand Jury President of the festival.

Michael Radford, Grand Jury President

Juries

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The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2]

Main competition

Documentaries

  • David Fisher, Chairman (Israel)
  • John Appel (Netherlands)
  • Flavia de la Fuente (Argentina)
  • Jana Hádková (Czech Republic)
  • Ninos Fenec Mikelides (Greece)

East of the West

  • Andrej Plachov, Chairman (Russia)
  • Jannike Åhlund (Sweden)
  • Mira Erdevicki (UK)
  • Viera Langerová (Slovenia)
  • Roland Rust (Germany)

Official selection awards

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The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1]

Other statutory awards

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Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2]

Non-statutory awards

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The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "History - 40th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF in Czech)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2005". fipresci.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.