36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 5 to 14 July 2001. The Crystal Globe was won by Amélie, a French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Hi, Tereska, a Polish drama film directed by Robert Gliński. Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter Krzysztof Zanussi was the president of the jury.[1]
Krzysztof Zanussi, Jury President
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2]
Main competition
- Krzysztof Zanussi, Jury President (Poland)
- Lissy Bellaiche (Denmark)
- Labina Mitevska (Republic of Macedonia)
- Marie-José Nat (France)
- Malti Sahai (India)
- Lee Hall (UK)
- Jan Hřebejk (Czech Republic)
- Jafar Panahi (Iran)
Documentaries
- Erika Gregor, president (Germany)
- Olga Sommerová (Czech Republic)
- Viktor Kossakovskij (Russia)
- Bijidar Manov (Bulgaria)
- Miroljub Vučkovič (Jugoslavia)
Official selection awards
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amélie
Robert Gliński, director of Hi, Tereska
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1]
- Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France, Germany)
- Special Jury Prize - Hi, Tereska (Cześć Tereska) by Robert Gliński (Poland)
- Best Director Award - Ibolya Fekete for Chico (Hungary)
- Best Actress Award - Viveka Seldahl for her role in A Song for Martin (En sång för Martin) (Sweden)
- Best Actor Award - Sven Wollter for his role in A Song for Martin (En sång för Martin) (Sweden)
- Special Jury Mention - The Unfinished Song (Qateh-ye natamam) by Maziar Miri (Iran)[3] & Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening (Perfume de violetas, nadie te oye) by Marisa Sistach (Mexico)
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2]
- Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - Lives (Vies) by Alain Cavalier (France)[4]
- Special Jury Mentions - Women at the Turn of the Century (Trapped) by Helena Třeštíková (Czech Republic) & Pavel Kostomarov for cinematography in Poselenije by Sergei Loznitsa
- Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Noodle Soup (Pho) by Uyen Luu (Vietnam, UK)[5]
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Ben Kingsley (UK), Otakar Várva (Czech Republic)
- Award of the Karlovy Vary District - Marie-José Nat (France)
- Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary - Bigas Luna (Spain)
- Audience Award - Shrek by Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson (USA)
Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]
- FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Hi, Tereska (Cześć Tereska) by Robert Gliński (Poland)[6]
- FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: Hi, Tereska (Cześć Tereska) by Robert Gliński (Poland)
- Special Mention: Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening (Perfume de violetas, nadie te oye) by Marisa Sistach (Mexico)
- Ecumenical Jury Award: Chico by Ibolya Fekete (Hungary)
- Special Mention: Ghost World by Terry Zwigoff (USA, UK)
- Philip Morris Film Award: A Place in the World (Mesto na zemle) by Artour Aristakisian (Russia)[7]
- NETPAC Award: Under the Skin of the City (Zir-e poost-e shahr) Rakhshan Bani-E'temad (Iran)
- Special Mention: Firefly Dreams (Ichiban utsukushî natsu) by John Williams (Japan)[8]
- Best Student Film: Nelásky (Unhappy) by Tomáš Bařina (Czech Republic)
- Special Mention: The Devouring Eyes by Syllas Tzoumerkas (Greece)
References
- "History - 36th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF in Czech)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- The Unfinished Song on IMDb
- Lives on IMDb
- Noodle Soup on IMDb
- "FIPRESCI Awards 2001". fipresci.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- A Place in the World on IMDb
- Firefly Dreams on IMDb
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