54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from June 28 to July 6, 2019, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

A total of 177 films were presented at the festival, including 34 world premieres, eight international and six European premieres. Bulgarian-Greek co-produced film, The Father won the Crystal Globe.

Juries
The following were appointed as the juries at the 54th edition:

Grand Jury
 * Štěpán Hulík (Czech Republic)
 * Annemarie Jacir (Palestine)
 * Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)
 * Angeliki Papoulia (Greece)
 * Charles Tesson (France)

FIPRESCI Jury
 * Hugo Emmerzael (Netherlands)
 * Viktor Palák (Czech Republic)
 * Ana Sturm (Slovenia)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury
 * Maarten Alexandra (Belgium)
 * Carinzia Camilleri (Malta)
 * Éva Demeter (Hungary)
 * Denis Samardžić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

East of the West
 * Denis Ivanov (Ukraine)
 * Juho Kuosmanen (Finland)
 * Tomáš Pavlíček (Czech Republic)
 * Ioanna Stais (Greece)
 * Dagnė Vildžiūnaite (Lithuania)

The Ecumenical Jury
 * Alyda Faber (Canada)
 * Martin Horálek (Czech Republic)
 * Peter Sheehan (Australia)

Documentary Films
 * Andreas Horvath (Austria)
 * Aline Schmid (Switzerland)
 * Gastón Solnicki (Argentina)

FEDEORA Jury
 * Maja Bogojević (Montenegro)
 * Pavlina Jeleva (Bulgaria)
 * Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi (Italy)

In competition

 * Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates Crystal Globe winner.
 * Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates Special Jury Prize winner.

East of the West

 * Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates East of the West winner.
 * Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates East of the West Special Jury Prize winner.

Documentary Films

 * Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates Best Documentary Film winner.
 * Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates Documentary Special Jury Prize winner.

Tribute to Youssef Chahine
This segment was presented as a tribute to Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine.

Awards
The following awards were presented at the 54th edition:

Official selection awards
Grand Prix – Crystal Globe
 * The Father by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

Special Jury Prize
 * Lara by Jan-Ole Gerster

Best Director
 * Tim Mielants for Patrick

Best Actress
 * Corinna Harfouch for Lara

Best Actor
 * Milan Ondrík for Let There Be Light

Special Jury Mention
 * The August Virgin by Jonás Trueba
 * Antonia Giesen for The Man of the Future

Other statutory awards
East of the West Grand Prix
 * The Bull by Boris Akopov

East of the West Special Jury Prize
 * My Thoughts Are Silent by Antonio Lukich

Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film
 * Immortal by Ksenia Okhapkina

Documentary Special Jury Prize
 * Confucian Dream by Mijie Li

Právo Audience Award
 * Jiří Suchý: Tackling Life with Ease by Olga Sommerová

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
 * Julianne Moore (United States)
 * Patricia Clarkson (United States)

Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography
 * Vladimír Smutný (Czech Republic)

Non-statutory awards
Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)
 * The August Virgin by Jonás Trueba

The Ecumenical Jury Award
 * Lara by Jan-Ole Gerster

Ecumenical Jury Commendation
 * Let There Be Light by Marko Škop

FEDEORA Award
 * Passed by Censor by Serhat Karaaslan

FEDEORA Jury Special Mention
 * Aga's House by Lendita Zeqiraj

Europa Cinemas Label Award
 * Scandinavian Silence by Martti Helde