The 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2005. The Crystal Globe was won by My Nikifor, a Polish drama film directed by Krzysztof Krauze. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by What a Wonderful Place, an Israeli drama film directed by Eyal Halfon.[1] English film director and screenwriter Michael Radford was the Grand Jury President of the festival.
Juries
The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2]
Documentaries
- David Fisher, Chairman (Israel)
- John Appel (Netherlands)
- Flavia de la Fuente (Argentina)
- Jana Hádková (Czech Republic)
- Ninos Fenec Mikelides (Greece)
East of the West
- Andrej Plachov, Chairman (Russia)
- Jannike Åhlund (Sweden)
- Mira Erdevicki (UK)
- Viera Langerová (Slovenia)
- Roland Rust (Germany)
Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1]
Other statutory awards
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2]
- Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - Estamira by Marcos Prado (Brazil)
- Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Boža moj by Galina Adamovich (Belarus)
- East of the West Award - Ragin by Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia / Austria)
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Robert Redford, Liv Ullmann, Sharon Stone
- Audience Award - La vie avec mon père by Sébastien Rose (Canada)
Non-statutory awards
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]