Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1997
The 32nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from July 4th to 12th, 1997 in the Czech Republic . The film festival presented a total of 297 films from 46 countries in various categories, which were seen by over 100,000 visitors.
In the competition for the main prize, the crystal globe , there were several film entries, which were awarded by an international jury chaired by Robert Wise (USA). Other jury members were: Mariano Barroso (Spain), Ellen Burstyn (USA), André Delvaux (Belgium), Nana Jordschadze (Georgia), Pavel Kohout (Czech Republic), Milan Lasica (Slovakia), Miroslav Ondříček (Czech Republic) and Aruna Vasudev (India ).
Award winners
- Grand Prix (crystal globe): My life in pink ( Ma Vie en Rose , Belgium / France / UK) - Director: Alain Berliner
- Special prize: La buena vida (Spain) - Director: David Trueba
- Best Director: Sex, Lies and Intrigues ( Portraits chinois ) by Martine Dugowson
- Best actress: Lena Endre in Juloratoriet
- Best Actor: Bolek Polívka in The Forgotten Light ( Zapomenuté světlo )
- Audience Award: The Forgotten Light ( Zapomenuté světlo ) by Vladimír Michálek
- Audience Award: Private Parts - Dirty Radio by Betty Thomas
- Honorable Mention: Desadanam by Jayaraaj
- Special prize for the complete artistic work: Miloš Forman
- FIPRESCI Award of the International Film Review: Devil's Island - The Devil's Island by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
- FICC / IFFS International Film Club Prize: Devil's Island by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
- Honorable Mention: Wednesday ( Среда , Russia) - Director: Viktor Kossakowski
- Ecumenical Prize: The Forgotten Light by Vladimir Michalek
- Special prize: Jugofilm by Goran Rebic and The Forgotten Light ( Zapomenuté světlo ) by Vladimír Michálek
Web links
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Fischer Film Almanach 1998, ISBN 3-596-14068-4 , page 379