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. English film director and screenwriter Michael Radford was the Grand Jury President of the festival.
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival:Main competition
- Michael Radford, Grand Jury President
- Frédéric Fonteyne
- Ali MacGraw
- Fernando Méndez - Laite Serrano
- Kornél Mundruczó
- Ruba Nadda
- Zuzana Stivínová
Documentaries
- David Fisher, Chairman
- John Appel
- Flavia de la Fuente
- Jana Hádková
- Ninos Fenec Mikelides
Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:- Crystal Globe – My Nikifor by Krzysztof Krauze
- Special Jury Prize – What a Wonderful Place by Eyal Halfon
- Best Director Award – Krzysztof Krauze for My Nikifor
- Best Actress Award – Krystyna Feldman for My Nikifor
- Best Actor Award :
- * Luca Zingaretti for Come into the Light
- * Uri Gavriel for What a Wonderful Place
- Special Jury Mention: Noriko's Dinner Table by Sion Sono
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:- Best documentary film – Estamira by Marcos Prado
- * Special mention – Mad Hot Ballroom by Marilyn Agrelo
- Best documentary film – Boža moj by Galina Adamovich
- East of the West Award – Ragin by Kirill Serebrennikov
- * Special Mention – The Wedding by Wojtek Smarzowski
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema – Robert Redford, Liv Ullmann, Sharon Stone
- Audience Award – La vie avec mon père by Sébastien Rose
Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:- FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Chinaman, by Henrik Ruben Genz
- Don Quixote Award: Noriko No Shokutaku, by Sion Sono
- Ecumenical Jury Award: Chinaman, by Henrik Ruben Genz
- Young Czech Critics Award: The Butterflies Are Just a Step Behind, by Mohammad Ebrahim Moaiery
- Czech TV Award : Los muertos, by Lisandro Alonso