42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival from 29 June to 7 July 2007. The Crystal Globe was won by Jar City, an Icelandic police detective film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Lucky Miles, an Australian drama directed by Michael James Rowland. Bård Breien was named Best Director. The Best Actress title went to Elvira Mínguez, and Best Actor to Sergey Puskepalis.
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival:Main competition
Documentaries
- Dimitri Eipides, Chairman
- Anna Buccheti
- Anchalee Chaiworaporn
- Manuel Grosso Galván
- Marko Škop
Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:- Crystal Globe - Jar City by Baltasar Kormákur
- Special Jury Prize - Lucky Miles by Michael James Rowland
- Best Director Award - Bård Breien for The Art of Negative Thinking
- Best Actress Award - Elvira Mínguez for Pudor
- Best Actor Award - Sergey Puskepalis for Simple Things
- Special mention of the jury:
- * Leonid Bronevoy for his role in Simple Things
- * Zdeněk Svěrák for the screenplay of ''Empties''
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:- Best documentary film - Ztracená dovolená by Lucie Králová
- * Special mention - The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories by Andrey Paounov
- Best documentary film - Artel by Sergey Loznitsa
- * Special mention - Theodore by Laila Pakalnina
- East of the West Award - Armin by Ognjen Sviličić
- * Special Mention - The Class by Ilmar Raag
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Danny DeVito, Břetislav Pojar
- Audience Award - Empties by Jan Svěrák
Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:- FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Simple Things by Alexey Popogrebsky
- Don Quixote Award: Jar City by Baltasar Kormákur
- Ecumenical Jury Award: Simple Things by Alexey Popogrebsky
- * Special mention - Conversation with My Gardener by Jean Becker
- Europa Cinemas Label - The Class by Ilmar Raag
- Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Pingpong by Matthias Luthardt
- NETPAC Award: The Band’s Visit by Eran Kolirin