Director Sadaf Forough accepted the award. “We live in a world full of violence and I hope our films bring peace,” she said after accepting the award.
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Director Sadaf Foroughi with the prize for the winning film.
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
She also thanked Canada for its support of Iran and sent greetings to her film crew while there.
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The director of the winning film Hopeful Summer Sadaf Foroughi
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Rush, connoisseur of famous Czechs
The Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema was awarded to Geoffrey Rush. He even danced for the audience in the hall, then sang.
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In his speech of thanks, he praised the work of Czech director Miloš Forman, President Václav Havel, writers Josef and Karel Čapkova, plus actor Bolek Polívka.
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Jiří Bartoška presents Geoffrey Rush with the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
“Bolku, you were a man’s muse. I looked up to you, I once wanted to be like you,” he recalled his student years, when he watched the performances of the Czech mime and actor during his performances in France.
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Award-winning actors Geoffrey Rush, Bolek Polívka and Benicio Del Toro
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
Tribute to Ukraine and Odessa
Benicio Del Toro also received the festival president’s award during the ceremony. “I couldn’t receive this award without telling you that what I made was a byproduct of people who believed in me,” he told the audience, continuing, “And even those who didn’t believe in me motivated me… .It is clear to me that we are celebrating our work here, but we are very close to a sovereign state where there is war. I know that this festival has shown solidarity with the Ukrainian people by organizing a section of the festival in Odessa. It is therefore an honor for me to have a prize in my hand from a festival that is willing to help.”
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Benicio Del Toro presents awards to actresses Taki Mumladze (left) and Mariam Khundadze.
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
He then handed over the shared prize to two actresses, who both won it for the Georgian-German film A Room of One’s Own. They were Taki Mumladze and Mariam Khundadze.
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Benicio Del Toro accepts the KV IFF President’s Award from Jiří Bartoška
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
Price for Slovo and Fingera
“I really didn’t expect it and it’s a great recognition for me,” said Finger in front of a packed house.
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Martin Finger with the award for best actor
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
Director Slova Beata Parkanová also received the prize for directing.
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Director Beata Parkanová
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She said to the event’s traditional host, Mark Eben: “I was a fat, clumsy kid, so we feel comfortable here together on stage.
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The price of friendship?
Mark Eben
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KV IFF President Jiří Bartoška immediately presented the award to his friend Bolek Polívek.
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Bolek Polívka and Jiří Bartoška
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“Bolka, if that was the case, I would have given you the Globe years ago,” he said, addressing rumors that he was getting the prize out of friendship.
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Jiří Bartoška, Geoffrey Rush, MFF KV 2022
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
He responded: “This beautiful award is also proof that a person is getting old. I am comforted by the thought of Goethe: a beautiful youth is a play of nature, a beautiful old man is a work of art. I will add that I am touched and very happy.”
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The audience in the Great Hall then gave him a standing ovation.
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Audience Award Rights for Rappers
The Práva Audience Award was won by the documentary about the legendary rappers PSH The Infinite Story.
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Film critic Věra Míšková presents the Prava Audience Award
Photo: Jan Handrejch, Law
“The film is essentially about friendship and I want to thank Vladimír 518, Mike Trafik and Orion for letting us into their lives,” said director Štěpán Vodrážka.
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Award for Boundaries of Love
Saturday also included the announcement of non-statutory awards. Among them, the Czech-Polish film Hranice lásky, whose screenplay also involved actress Hana Vagnerová, scored points.
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The guests started arriving at the Thermal Hotel, where the award ceremony traditionally takes place, after five o’clock in the afternoon.
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MAIN COMPETITION |
GRAND PRIZE – CRYSTAL GLOBE |
| Promising Summer, directed by Sadaf Foroughi, Canada, Iran, 2022 |
AWARD FOR DIRECTING |
| Beata Parkanová for directing the film Slovo, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, 2022 |
AWARD FOR FEMALE PERFORMANCE |
| The prize is awarded ex-aequo. |
| Taki Mumladze for his role in the film A Room of Our Own, Georgia, Germany, 2022 |
| Mariam Khundadze for her role in A Room of Her Own, Georgia, Germany, 2022 |
MALE PERFORMANCE AWARD |
| Martin Finger for his role in the movie Slovo, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, 2022 |
AUDIENCE AWARD OF THE LAW DIARY |
| PSH The Neverending Story, directed by Štěpán FOK Vodrážka, Czech Republic, 2022 |
CRYSTAL GLOBE – AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMATOGRAPHY
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| Actor Geoffrey Rush, Australia |
AWARD OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE KARLOVY VARY IFF FOR CONTRIBUTION TO CZECH CINEMATOGRAPHY |
| Actor Boleslav Polívka, Czech Republic |
KARLOVY VARY IFF PRESIDENT’S AWARD |
| Actor Benicio Del Toro, Puerto Rico |
SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION |
| Visitors, directed by Veronika Lišková, Czech Republic, Norway, Slovakia |
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56th Karlovy Vary IFF 2022 in numbers
- 10,592 accredited visitors attended – including 8,717 with festival passes, 414 filmmakers, 931 accredited film professionals and 530 journalists.
- During the festival, 453 film screenings took place and a total of 121,015 tickets were sold.
- A total of 170 films were shown, of which 108 feature-length films, 24 feature-length documentaries and 38 short films.
- Of the films, 35 had their world, 6 international and 4 European premieres at the festival. 158 screenings were personally introduced by a delegation of creators.
- There were 86 screenings for journalists and film professionals.
- A total of 35 films in the development or production phase were presented in the KVIFF Eastern Promises presentations.
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