45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
film festival edition
The 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2010. The Crystal Globe was won by The Mosquito Net, a Spanish drama film directed by Agustí Vila. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Kooky, a Czech action comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. American film producer Ron Yerxa was the Grand Jury President of the festival.
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival:
Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:
Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - The Mosquito Net (La mosquitera) by Agustí Vila (Spain)
Special Jury Prize - Kooky by Jan Svěrák (Czech Republic, Denmark)
Best Director Award - Rajko Grlić for Just Between Us (Neka ostane medju nama) (Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia)
Best Actress Award - Anaïs Demoustier for Sweet Evil (L'enfance du mal) (France)
Best Actor Award (ex aequo): Mateusz Kościukiewicz & Filip Garbacz, both for Mother Teresa of Cats (Matka Teresa od kotów) (Poland)
Special mention of the jury - Another Sky (Drugoje něbo) by Dmitri Mamulia (Russia) & There Are Things You Don’t Know (Chiz-haie hast keh nemidani) by Fardin Saheb-Zamani
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:
Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Familia by Mikael Wiström & Alberto Herskovits (Sweden)
Special Mention - Tinar by Mahdi Moniri (Iran)
Best documentary film (under 30 min) - The River (Upe) by Julia Gruodienė & Rimantas Gruodis (Lithuania)
East of the West Award - Aurora by Cristi Puiu (Romania, France, Switzerland, Germany)
Special Mention - The Temptation of St.
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