| Opening film | Firebrand by Karim Aïnouz |
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| Closing film | Champions by Bobby Farrelly |
| Location | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Awards | Crystal Globe: Blaga's Lessons by Stephan Komandarev |
| No. of films | 170 |
| Festival date | 30 June–July 8, 2023 |
| Website | www |
| KVIFF chronology | |
| 58th 56th | |
The 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 30 June to July 8, 2023, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
Juries
The following were appointed as the juries at the 57th edition:
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Crystal Globe Jury Proxima Jury
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The Ecumenical Jury
Europa Cinemas Label Jury
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Official selection
Crystal Globe
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaga's Lessons | Уроците на Блага | Stefan Komanderev | Bulgaria, Germany |
| Citizen Saint | მოქალაქე წმინდანი | Tinatin Kajrishvili | Georgia, France, Bulgaria |
| Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano | Cyril Aris | Germany, Lebanon | |
| Empty Nets | تورهای خالی | Behrooz Karamizade | Germany, Iran |
| Fremont | Babak Jalali | United States | |
| The Girls Are Alright | Las chicas están bien | Itsaso Arana | Spain |
| The Hypnosis | Hypnosen | Ernst De Geer | Sweden, Norway, France |
| Red Rooms | Les Chambres rouges | Pascal Plante | Canada |
| A Sensitive Person | Citlivý člověk | Tomáš Klein | Czechia, Slovakia |
| We Have Never Been Modern | Úsvit | Matěj Chlupáček | Czechia, Slovakia |
| Where the Wind Blows | Il vento soffia dove vuole | Marco Righi | Italy |
PROXIMA
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife | Viața de apoi | Alexandru Solomon | Romania, Luxembourg |
| Birth | Ji-young Yoo | South Korea | |
| Brutal Heat | Brutální vedro | Albert Hospodářský | Czechia, Slovakia |
| Dark Matter | Maade tarik | Karim Lakzadeh | Iran |
| Embryo Larva Butterfly | Kyros Papavassiliou | Cyprus, Greece | |
| Guras | Saurav Rai | India, Nepal | |
| Imago | Olga Chajdas | Poland, Netherlands, Czechia | |
| In Camera | Naqqash Khalid | United Kingdom | |
| Keeping Mum | Maman déchire | Émilie Brisavoine | France |
| The Lost Children | Les enfants perdus | Michèle Jacob | Belgium |
| Say God Bye | Thomas Imbach | Switzerland | |
| The Song of the Auricanturi | El canto del Auricanturi | Camila Rodríguez Triana | Colombia, Venezuela |
Special Screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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| All Men Become Brothers | Všetci ľudia budú bratia | Robert Kirchhoff | Slovakia, Czechia |
| Facing Darkness | Jean-Gabriel Périot | France, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Restore Point | Bod obnovy | Robert Hloz | Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Serbia |
| Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story | Nate Pommer, Eric Weinrib | United States | |
| She Came at Night | Přišla v noci | Jan Vejnar, Tomáš Pavlíček | Czechia |
| Slow | Marija Kavtaradze | Lithuania, Spain, Sweden | |
| Smiling Georgia | Gimiliani Sakartvelo | Luka Beradze | Georgia, Germany |
| Snake Gas | Hadí plyn | David Jařab | Czechia, Slovakia, Romania |
| Temporaries | Richelieu | Pier-Philippe Chevigny | Canada |
Horizons
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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| About Dry Grasses | Kuru otlar üstüne | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey, France, Germany, Sweden |
| The Adults | Dustin Guy Defa | United States | |
| Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Justine Triet | France |
| And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine | Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck | Sweden, Denmark | |
| Animalia | Parmi nous | Sofia Alaoui | France, Morocco, Qatar |
| The Animal Kingdom | Le règne animal | Thomas Cailley | France, Belgium |
| Autobiography | Makbul Mubarak | Indonesia, France, Singapore, Poland, Philippines, Germany, Qatar | |
| Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry | Elene Naveriani | Switzerland, Georgia | |
| Club Zero | Jessica Hausner | Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark | |
| Dead Girls Dancing | Anna Roller | Germany, France | |
| The Delinquents | Los delincuentes | Rodrigo Moreno | Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile |
| The Edge of the Blade | Une affaire d'honneur | Vincent Perez | France |
| The Echo | El eco | Tatiana Huezo | Mexico, Germany |
| Endless Borders | Marzhaye bi payan | Abbas Amini | Germany, Czech Republic, Iran |
| Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, Germany |
| Fireworks | Stranizza d'amuri | Giuseppe Fiorello | Italy |
| Goodbye Julia | Wadaan Julia | Mohamed Kordofani | Sudan, Egypt, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Sweden |
| Champions | Bobby Farrelly | United States | |
| If Only I Could Hibernate | Baavgai bolohson | Zoljargal Purevdash | Mongolia, France, Switzerland, Qatar |
| Inshallah a Boy | Inshallah walad | Amjad Al Rasheed | Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Bên trong vỏ kén vàng | Thien An Pham | Singapore, Vietnam, France, Spain |
| Iron Butterflies | Roman Liubyi | Ukraine, Germany | |
| Kidnapped | Rapito | Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France, Germany |
| La chimera | Alice Rohrwacher | Italy, France, Switzerland | |
| Limbo | Ivan Sen | Australia | |
| Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Lyuksemburh, Lyuksemburh | Antonio Lukich | Ukraine |
| Mami Wata | C.J. Obasi | Nigeria, France, United Kingdom | |
| The March on Rome | Marcia su Roma | Mark Cousins | Italy |
| Midwives | Sages-femmes | Léa Fehner | France |
| Monica | Andrea Pallaoro | United States, Italy | |
| Monster | Kaibutsu | Hirokazu Koreeda | Japan |
| The Mother of All Lies | Kadib abyad | Asmae El Moudir | Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| Mountain Woman | Yama onna | Takeshi Fukunaga | Japan, United States |
| My Worst Enemy | Mon pire ennemi | Mehran Tamadon | France, Switzerland |
| The Nature of Love | Simple comme Sylvain | Monia Chokri | Canada, France |
| No Bears | Khers nist | Jafar Panahi | Iran |
| Omen | Augure | Baloji Tshiani | Belgium, Netherlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, South Africa |
| On the Adamant | Sur l'Adamant | Nicolas Philibert | France, Japan |
| Opponent | Motståndaren | Milad Alami | Sweden |
| Orlando, My Political Biography | Orlando, ma biographie politique | Paul B. Preciado | France |
| Passages | Ira Sachs | France | |
| Past Lives | Celine Song | United States, South Korea | |
| Perfect Days | Wim Wenders | Japan, Germany | |
| Perpetrator | Jennifer Reeder | United States | |
| Pornomelancholía | Manuel Abramovich | Argentina, Brazil, France | |
| The Pot-au-Feu | La passion de Dodin Bouffant | Tran Anh Hung | France |
| Pure Unknown | Sconosciuti puri | Valentina Cicogna, Mattia Colombo | Italy, Sweden, Switzerland |
| The Quiet Migration | Stille liv | Malene Choi | Denmark |
| Samsara | Lois Patiño | Spain | |
| Sorcery | Brujería | Christopher Murray | Chile, Mexico, Germany |
| The Survival of Kindness | Rolf de Heer | Australia | |
| Suzume | Makoto Shinkai | Japan | |
| The Sweet East | Sean Price Williams | United States | |
| A Thousand and One | A. V. Rockwell | United States | |
| Tótem | Lila Avilés | Mexico, Denmark, France | |
| To the North | Spre nord | Mihai Mincan | Romania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic |
| Umberto Eco – A Library of the World | Umberto Eco – La biblioteca del mondo | Davide Ferrario | Italy |
| When It Melts | Het smelt | Veerle Baetens | Belgium, Netherlands |
| When the Waves Are Gone | Kapag wala na ang mga alon | Lav Diaz | Philippines, France, Denmark, Portugal |
| White Plastic Sky | Műanyag égbolt | Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó | Hungary, Slovak Republic |
Awards
The following awards were presented:
Official selection awards
- Grand Prix – Crystal Globe: Blaga's Lessons (Urotcite na Blaga) — Stephan Komandarev
- Special Jury Prize: Empty Nets (Toorhaye khali) — Behrooz Karamizade
- Special Jury Mention: Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano — Cyril Aris
- Best Director: Babak Jalali, Fremont
- Best Actress: Eli Skorcheva, Blaga's Lessons (Urotcite na Blaga)
- Best Actor: Herbert Nordrum, The Hypnosis (Hypnosen)
Other statutory awards
- PROXIMA Grand Prix: Birth — Yoo Ji-young
- PROXIMA Special Jury Prize: Guras — Saurav Rai
- PROXIMA Special Jury Mention: Brutal Heat (Brutální vedro) — Albert Hospodářský
- Právo Audience Award: The Edge of the Blade (Une affaire d’honneur) — Vincent Perez
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema: Russell Crowe
- Festival President's Award: Alicia Vikander, Robin Wright, Ewan McGregor
- Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography: Daniela Kolářová
Non-statutory awards
- The Ecumenical Jury Award: Blaga's Lessons (Urotcite na Blaga) — Stephan Komandarev
- Commendation of the Ecumenical Jury: Citizen Saint (Mokalake Tsmindani) — Tinatin Kajrishvili
- Europa Cinemas Label Award: The Hypnosis (Hypnosen) — Ernst De Geer
- FIPRESCI Award for Crystal Globe Competition: The Hypnosis (Hypnosen) — Ernst De Geer
- FIPRESCI Award for PROXIMA Competition: Imago — Olga Chajdas
References
- ^ Will Tizard, "Russell Crowe, Alicia Vikander Wow Karlovy Vary Film Festival Crowds as 57th Edition Kicks Off". Variety, 30 June 2023.
- ^ Andreas Wiseman, "Karlovy Vary Reveals Award Winners: ‘Blaga’s Lessons’ Takes Key Prizes". Deadline Hollywood, 8 July 2023.
- ^ "‘Blaga’s Lessons’ Wins Karlovy Vary Film Fest’s Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2023.
External links
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