45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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.^[1] American film producer Ron Yerxa was the Grand Jury President of the festival.

Ron Yerxa, Grand Jury President

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival: ^[2]

Main competition

• Ron Yerxa, Grand Jury President (USA)
• Mirjana Karanović (Serbia)
• Lee Chang-dong (South Korea)
• Lola Mayo (Spain)
• Alexei Popogrebsky (Russia)
• Bohdan Sláma (Czech Republic)
• David Stratton (Australia)

Documentaries

• Heino Deckert, Chairman (Germany)
• Ronald Bergan (United Kingdom)
• Rebecca Cammisa (USA)
• Alena Činčerová (Czech Republic)
• Dimitris Kerkinos (Greece)

East of the West

• Marion Döring, Chairwoman of the Jury (Germany
• Mihai Chirilov (Romania)
• Peter Nágel (Slovakia)
• Susanna Nicchiarelli (Italy)
• George Ovashvili (Georgia)

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:^[1]

• 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

• Official selection award winners
• 
  Jan Svěrák, director of Kooky
• 
  Rajko Grlić, Best Director
• 
  Anaïs Demoustier, Best Actress
• 
  Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Best Actor

Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:^[2]

• 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. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) by Veiko Õunpuu (Estonia, Sweden, Finland)
• Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Nikita Mikhalkov (Russia), Juraj Herz (Czech Republic)
• Festival President's Award - Jude Law (United Kingdom)
• Právo Audience Award - Oldboys by Nikolaj Steen (Denmark)

Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:^[2]

• FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Hitler in Hollywood (Hitler à Hollywood) by Frédéric Sojcher (Belgium, France, Italy)^[3]
• Ecumenical Jury Award: Another Sky (Drugoje něbo) by Dmitri Mamulia (Russia)
• Don Quixote Award: The Mosquito Net (La mosquitera) by Agustí Vila (Spain)
• Europa Cinemas Label: Just Between Us (Neka ostane medju nama) by Rajko Grlić (Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia)
• Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Four Lions by Chris Morris (satirist) (UK)
• NETPAC Award (ex aequo): Son of Babylon by Mohamed Al-Daradji (Iraq, UK, France, Netherlands, Palestine, UAE, Egypt) & The Orion (Orion) by Zamani Esmati (Iran)