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)
Official selection Crystal Globe English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)America Ofir Raul Graizer Israel, Germany, Czech Republic Borders of Love Hranice lásky Tomasz Wiński Czech Republic, Poland A Far Shore Tooi tokoro Masaaki Kudo JapanFucking Bornholm Anna Kazejak-Dawid PolandThe Ordinaries Sophie Linnenbaum Germany A Provincial Hospital Edna provintsialna bolnitsa Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva Bulgaria, Germany A Room of My Own Chemi otakhi Ioseb "Soso" Bliadze Georgia, Germany Silence 6–9 Isihia 6–9 Christos Passalis Greece Summer with Hope Tabestan Ba Omid Sadaf Foroughi Canada, IranVesper Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper Lithuania, France, Belgium The Word Slovo Beata Parkanová Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland You Have to Come and See It Tenéis que venir a verla Jonás Trueba Spain
PROXIMA English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) And Then There Was Love... A pak přišla láska... Šimon Holý Czech Republic Another Spring Još jedno proleće Mladen Kovačević Serbia, France, Qatar Art Talent Show Zkouška umění Tomáš Bojar, Adéla Komrzý Czech Republic Fools Głupcy Tomasz Wasilewski Poland, Romania, Germany Horseplay Los Agitadores Marco Berger Argentina In Broad Daylight Au grand jour Emmanuel Tardif Canada Like a Fish on the Moon Balaye aseman zire ab Dornaz Hajiha Iran La Pietà La piedad Eduardo Casanova Spain, ArgentinaRamona Andrea Bagney SpainTinnitus Gregorio Graziosi Brazil The Uncle Stric David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić Croatia, SerbiaZoo Lock Down Andreas Horvath Austria
Special Screenings English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)BANGER. Adam Sedlák Czech Republic Big Opening Velká premiéra Miroslav Krobot Czech RepublicJune Zero Jake Paltrow United States, IsraelThe Killing of a Journalist Matt Sarnecki Denmark, United States, Czech Republic Like an Island L'îlot Tizian Büchi Switzerland My Father, the Prince Mein Vater, der Fürst Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg Austria, Czech Republic PSH Neverending Story PSH Nekonečný příběh Štěpán FOK Vodrážka Czech RepublicRubikon Magdalena Lauritsch AustriaYou Won't Be Alone Goran Stolevski Australia, United Kingdom, Serbia
Horizons English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)A Little Love Package Gastón Solnicki Austria, ArgentinaAftersun Charlotte Wells United Kingdom, United StatesAxiom Jöns Jönsson Germany Beautiful Beings Berdreymi Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic The Blue Caftan Le bleu du caftan Maryam Touzani Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark The Box La caja Lorenzo Vigas Mexico, United States Butterfly Vision Bachennya metelyka Maksym Nakonechnyi Ukraine, Czech Republic, Croatia, Sweden Captain Volkonogov Escaped Kapitan Volkonogov bezhal Natalya Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov Russia, Estonia, FranceClose Lukas Dhont Belgium, France, NetherlandsCorsage Marie Kreutzer Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France The Dam Le Barrage Ali Cherri France, Sudan, Lebanon, Germany, Serbia, Qatar Decision to Leave Heojil kyolshim Park Chan-wook South Korea The Eight Mountains Le otto montagne Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch Italy, Belgium, France EO Hi-han Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, ItalyFather's Day Kivu Ruhorahoza Rwanda Fire of Love Sara Dosa United States, Canada The Five Devils Les cinq diables Léa Mysius FranceFlux Gourmet Peter Strickland United Kingdom, United States, Hungary Gentle Szelíd Anna Eszter Nemes, László Csuja Hungary Godland Vanskabte Land / Volaða Land Hlynur Pálmason Denmark, Iceland, France, SwedenGood Luck to You, Leo Grande Sophie Hyde United KingdomHarka Lotfy Nathan France, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Belgium The Hole Il buco Michelangelo Frammartino Italy, France, GermanyJoyland Saim Sadiq PakistanKlondike Maryna Er Gorbach Ukraine, Turkey The Last Race Poslední závod Tomáš Hodan Czech Republic Love According to Dalva Dalva Emmanuelle Nicot Belgium, FranceA Love Song Max Walker-Silverman United States Lullaby Cinco lobitos Alauda Ruiz de Azúa SpainMariupolis 2 Mantas Kvedaravičius Lithuania, France, GermanyMoonage Daydream Brett Morgen United StatesMr. Landsbergis Sergei Loznitsa Netherlands, Lithuania, United StatesMutzenbacher Ruth Beckermann AustriaMy Love Affair with Marriage Signe Baumane Latvia, United States, LuxembourgPamfir Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk Ukraine, France, Poland, Chile, Germany, Luxembourg The Passengers of the Night Les passagers de la nuit Mikhaël Hers France A Piece of Sky Drii Winter Michael Koch Switzerland, GermanyPlan 75 Chie Hayakawa Japan, France, Philippines, QatarRabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush Andreas Dresen Germany, France Reflection Vidblysk Valentyn Vasyanovych Ukraine Return to Dust Yin ru chen yan Li Ruijun ChinaRodeo Lola Quivoron FranceThe Silent Twins Agnieszka Smoczyńska Poland, United States, United KingdomSonne Kurdwin Ayub Austria Superheroes Supereroi Paolo Genovese ItalyTaurus Tim Sutton United States That Kind of Summer Un été comme ça Denis Côté CanadaThree Thousand Years of Longing George Miller Australia, United StatesTriangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden, Germany, France, DenmarkUna Femmina: The Code of Silence Francesco Costabile Italy Under the Fig Trees Taht alshajra Erige Sehiri Tunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, QatarUtama Alejandro Loayza Grisi Bolivia, Uruguay, FranceWar Pony Riley Keough, Gina Gammell United StatesWe Met in Virtual Reality Joe Hunting United Kingdom The Woodcutter Story Metsurin tarina Mikko Myllylahti Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany Working Class Heroes Heroji radničke klase Miloš Pušić Serbia
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
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