2013 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Award Winners

The 48th edition of the Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) International Film Festival has now come to an end, with the gala closing awards ceremony held Saturday (July 6, 2013) evening in the Grand Hall of the luxurious Thermal Spa Hotel.

The winner of this year's Crystal Globe for Best Feature Film was Le grand cahier / A nagy füzet, a Hungrarian/German/Austrian/French production directed by János Szász. An adaptation of the controversial first novel by Hungarian writer Agota Kristof about 13-year-old twins who are forced to endure the final years of WWII with their cruel grandmother.

Read on for the full list of award winners from this year's Karlovy Vary IFF:

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe for Best Feature Film ($25,000 USD)

• Le grand cahier (A nagy füzet)
  directed by János Szász
  Hungary, Germany, Austria, France

Special Jury Prize

• A Field In England
  directed by Ben Wheatley
  UK

Best Director Award

• Jan Hřebejk
  for the film Honeymoon / Líbánky
  Czech Republic, Slovak Republic

Best Actress Award

• Amy Morton, Louisa Krause, Emily Meade, Margo Martindale
  for their roles in the film Bluebird
  directed by Lance Edmands
  USA, Sweden

Best Actor Award

• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
  for his role in the film XL
  directed by Marteinn Þórsson
  Iceland

Special Mention - Film

• Papusza
  directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze
  Poland

East of the West Award ($20,000 USD)

• Floating Skyscrapers (Płynące wieżowce)
  directed by Tomasz Wasilewski
  Poland

Special Mention - East of the West

• Miracle (Zázrak)
  directed by Juraj Lehotský
  Slovak Republic, Czech Republic

Best Documentary - Under 30 minutes ($5,000 USD)

• Pipeline (Truba)
  directed by Vitaly Manskiy
  Russia, Germany, Czech Republic

Best Documentary - Over 30 minutes ($5,000 USD)

• Beach Boy
  directed by Emil Langballe
  UK

Special Mention

• The Manor
  directed by Shawney Cohen
  Canada

Independent Camera Award

• Things the Way They Are (Las cosas como son)
  directed by Fernando Lavanderos
  Chile

Audience Award

• Revival
  directed by Alice Nellis
  Czech Republic

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema

• Theodor Pištěk - Costume Designer
  Czech Republic
• Oliver Stone - Director
  USA
• John Travolta - Actor
  USA

Festival President's Award

• Vojtěch Jasný
  Czech Republic

Europa Cinemas Label Award

• Le grand cahier (A nagy füzet)
  directed by János Szász
  Hungary, Germany, Austria, France

FIPRESCI Award

• Shame (Styd)
  directed by Yusup Razykov
  Russia

Ecumenical Jury Award

• Bluebird
  directed by Lance Edmands
  USA, Sweden

FEDEORA Award

• Velvet Terrorists (Zamatoví teroristi)
  directed by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, Peter Kerekes
  Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Croatia

Which films are you looking forward to seeing?