49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2014. The Crystal Globe was won by Corn Island, a Georgian drama film directed by Giorgi Ovashvili. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Free Fall, a Hungarian comedy film directed by György Pálfi.

Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival: Main competition Documentaries East of the West
 * Luis Miñarro, Grand Jury President (Spain)
 * Mira Fornay (Slovakia)
 * Phedon Papamichael (Greece)
 * Kjartan Sveinsson (Iceland)
 * Viktor Tauš (Czech Republic)
 * Philippa Kowarsky, Chairman (Israel)
 * Oskar Alegria (Spain)
 * Tomáš Bojar (Czech Republic)
 * Ahmet Boyacıoğlu, Chairman (Turkey)
 * Ivana Ivišić (Croatia)
 * Levan Koguashvili (Georgia)
 * Amanda Livanou (Greece)
 * Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland)

Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:
 * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Corn Island (Simindis kundzuli) by Giorgi Ovashvili (Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan)
 * Special Jury Prize - Free Fall (Szabadesés) by György Pálfi (Hungary, France, South Korea)
 * Best Director Award - György Pálfi for Free Fall ( Szabadesés) (Hungary, France, South Korea)
 * Best Actress Award - Elle Fanning for her role in Low Down (USA)
 * Best Actor Award - Nahuel Pérez Biscayart for his role in All Yours (Je suis à toi) (Belgium, Canada)

Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:
 * Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Waiting for August by Teodora Ana Mihai (Belgium)
 * Special Mention - Steadiness (Sitzfleisch) by Lisa Weber (Austria)
 * Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Autofocus by Boris Poljak (Croatia)
 * Special Mention - The Queen (La reina) by Manuel Abramovich (Argentina)
 * East of the West Award - Corrections Class (Klass korrektsii) by Ivan Tverdovskiy (Russia, Germany)
 * Special Mention - Barbarians (Varvari) by Ivan Ikić (Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia)
 * Forum of Independents Award - Anywhere Else (Anderswo) by Ester Amrami (Germany)
 * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Mel Gibson (USA), William Friedkin (USA)
 * Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography - Zdeněk Svěrák (Czech Republic)
 * Audience Award - The Magic Voice of a Rebel (Magický hlas rebelky) by Olga Sommerová (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:
 * FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Rocks in My Pockets (animated film) by Signe Baumane (USA, Latvia)
 * Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Corn Island (Simindis kundzuli) by Giorgi Ovashvili (Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan)
 * Special Mention: Rocks in My Pockets (animated film) by Signe Baumane (USA, Latvia)
 * FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Bota by Iris Elezi & Thomas Logoreci (Albania, Italy, Kosovo)
 * Europa Cinemas Label: Free Fall ( Szabadesés) by György Pálfi (Hungary, France, South Korea)