56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from July 1 to 9, 2022, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

A total of 170 films were presented at the festival, including twenty-seven world premieres, three international and three European premieres. Canadian-Iranian co-produced film Summer with Hope won the Crystal Globe. The festival paid tributes to Czech actors Eva Zaoralová, Bolek Polívka and composer Zdeněk Liška.

Juries
The following were appointed as the juries at the 56th edition:

Crystal Globe Jury
 * Benjamin Domenech (Argentina)
 * Jan-Ole Gerster (Germany)
 * Roman Gutek (Poland)
 * Fiorella Moretti (Peru)
 * Molly Malene Stensgaard (Denmark)

Proxima Jury
 * Yrsa Roca Fannberg (Iceland)
 * Pavel Klusák (Czech Republic)
 * Michael Rosenberg (United States)
 * Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi (Ukraine)

The Ecumenical Jury
 * Annette Gjerde Hansen (Norway)
 * Veronika Lišková (Czech Republic)
 * Théo Péporté (Luxembourg)

Europa Cinemas Label Jury
 * Edit Csenki (Hungary)
 * Leena Närekangas (Finland)
 * Kis Rauff (Denmark)

FIPRESCI Jury
 * Nada Azhari Gillon (France)
 * Britt Sørensen (Norway)
 * Adam Kruk (Poland)
 * Gulnara Abikeyeva (Kazakhstan)
 * Rasha Hosny (Egypt)
 * Marek Čermák (Czech Republic)

Awards
The following awards were presented at the 56th edition:

Official selection awards
Grand Prix – Crystal Globe
 * Summer with Hope by Sadaf Foroughi

Special Jury Prize
 * You Have to Come and See It by Jonás Trueba

Best Director
 * Beata Parkanová for Word

Best Actress
 * Taki Mumladze for A Room of My Own
 * Mariam Khundadze for A Room of My Own

Best Actor
 * Martin Finger for Word

Other statutory awards
PROXIMA Grand Prix
 * Art Talent Show by Adéla Komrzý and Tomáš Bojar

PROXIMA Special Jury Prize
 * La Pietà by Eduardo Casanova

PROXIMA Special Jury Mention
 * The Uncle by David Kapac and Andrija Mardešić

Právo Audience Award
 * PSH Neverending Story by Štěpán Fok Vodrážka

Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
 * Geoffrey Rush (Australia)

Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography
 * Bolek Polívka (Czech Republic)

Festival President's Award
 * Benicio del Toro (Puerto Rico)

Non-statutory awards
The Ecumenical Jury Award
 * A Provincial Hospital by Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov and Zlatina Teneva

Europa Cinemas Label Award
 * Fucking Bornholm by Anna Kazejak-Dawid

FIPRESCI Award for Crystal Globe Competition
 * Borders of Love by Tomasz Wiński

FIPRESCI Award for PROXIMA Competition
 * Art Talent Show by Adéla Komrzý and Tomáš Bojar