52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 30 June to 8 July 2017. The Crystal Globe was won by Little Crusader, a Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Kadrnka. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Men Don’t Cry, a Bosnian drama film directed by Alen Drljević.

Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival: Main competition Documentaries East of the West
 * Anna Brüggemann (Germany)
 * Sarah Flack (USA)
 * Ciro Guerra (Columbia)
 * Michel Merkt (Principality of Monaco)
 * Štefan Uhrík (Czech Republic)
 * Roberto Cueto (Spain)
 * Anne Fabini (Germany)
 * Pavla Janoušková Kubečková (Czech Republic)
 * Evrim Ersoy (Turkey)
 * Cosima Finkbeiner (Germany)
 * Rusudan Glurjidze (Georgia)
 * Igor Soukmanov (Republic of Belarus)
 * Karla Stojáková (Czech Republic)

Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:
 * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Little Crusader (Křižáček) by Václav Kadrnka (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Italy)
 * Special Jury Prize - Men Don’t Cry (Muškarci ne plaču) by Alen Drljević (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany)
 * Best Director Award - Peter Bebjak for The Line (Čiara) (Slovak Republic, Ukraine)
 * Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Jowita Budnik & Eliane Umuhire for their roles in Birds Are Singing in Kigali (Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali) (Poland)
 * Best Actor Award - Alexander Yatsenko for his role in Arrhythmia (Aritmiya) (Russia, Finland, Germany)
 * Special Jury Mention (Best First Feature Film) - Keep the Change by Rachel Israel (USA)
 * Special Jury Mention (Best Newcomer) - Voica Oltean for her role in Breaking News (Romania)

Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:
 * Best documentary film - Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle (Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo) by Gustavo Salmerón (Spain)
 * Special Jury Prize - Atelier de conversation by Bernhard Braunstein (Austria, France, Liechtenstein)
 * East of the West Award - How Viktor "the Garlic" Took Alexey "the Stud" to the Nursing Home (Kak Vitka Chesnok vez Lecha Shtyrya v dom invalidov) by Alexander Hant (Russia)
 * Special Jury Prize - Dede by Mariam Khatchvani (Georgia, Qatar, Ireland, Netherlands, Croatia)
 * Forum of Independents Award - Tangerine by Sean Baker (USA)
 * Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Ken Loach (UK), Paul Laverty UK, James Newton Howard (USA)
 * Festival President's Award - Uma Thurman (USA), Casey Affleck (USA), Jeremy Renner (USA)
 * Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography -Václav Vorlíček (Czech Republic)
 * Právo Audience Award - Wind River by Taylor Sheridan (USA)

Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:
 * FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Keep the Change by Rachel Israel (USA)
 * Ecumenical Jury Award: The Cakemaker by Ofir Raul Graizer (Israel, Germany)
 * FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Mariţa by Cristi Iftime (Romania)
 * Special Mention: Blue Silence by Bülent Öztürk (Turkey, Belgium)
 * Europa Cinemas Label: Men Don’t Cry (Muškarci ne plaču) by Alen Drljević (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany)