48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
# 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 28 June to 6 July 2013. The Crystal Globe was won by The Notebook, a Hungarian drama film directed by János Szász. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by A Field in England, a British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley. Polish film and television director and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland was the Grand Jury President of the festival.

## Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition

* Agnieszka Holland, Grand Jury President (Poland)
* Ivo Andrle (Czech Republic)
* Frédéric Boyer (France)
* Alon Garbuz (Israel)
* Claudia Llosa (Peru)
* Meenakshi Shedde (India)
* Sigurjón Sighvatsson (Iceland)

Documentaries

* Krzysztof Gierat, Chairman (Poland)
* Maria Bonsanti (Italy)
* Martin Mareček (Czech Republic)
* Sergio Oksman (Spain)
* Andrea Reuter (Sweden)

East of the West

* Éva Vezér, Chairwoman (Hungary)
* Peter Paul Huth (Germany)
* Maja Miloš (Serbia)
* Piotr Mularuk (Poland)
* Sergej Stanojkovski (Germany)

## Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:

* Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - The Notebook (A nagy füzet) by János Szász (Hungary, Germany, Austria, France)
* Special Jury Prize - A Field in England by Ben Wheatley (United Kingdom)
* Best Director Award - Jan Hřebejk for Honeymoon (Líbánky) (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic)
* Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Amy Morton, Louisa Krause, Emily Meade, and Margo Martindale for their roles in Bluebird (USA, Sweden)
* Best Actor Award - Ólafur Darri Ólafsson for his role in XL (Iceland)
* Special mention of the jury - Papusza by Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze (Poland)

## Other statutory awards

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:

* Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Pipeline (Truba) by Vitaly Manskiy (Russia, Germany, Czech Republic)
   * Special Mention - The Manor by Shawney Cohen (Canada)
* Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Beach Boy by Emil Langballe (United Kingdom)
* East of the West Award - Floating Skyscrapers (Płynące wieżowce) by Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland)
   * Special Mention - Miracle (Zázrak) by Juraj Lehotský (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic)
* Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Theodor Pištěk (Czech Republic), Oliver Stone (USA), John Travolta (USA)
* Festival President's Award - Vojtěch Jasný (Czech Republic)
* Audience Award - Revival by Alice Nellis (Czech Republic)

## Non-statutory awards

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:

* FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Shame (Styd) by Yusup Razykov (Russia)
* Ecumenical Jury Award: Bluebird by Lance Edmands (USA, Sweden)
* FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Velvet Terrorists (Zamatoví teroristi) by Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, Peter Kerekes (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Croatia)
* Europa Cinemas Label: The Notebook (A nagy füzet) by János Szász (Hungary, Germany, Austria, France)
