The jubilee 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ended on Saturday, July 11, with a gala evening at the Hotel Thermal. Guests and film personalities arrived for the closing ceremony, and among those honored were Magda Vášáryová, Jeffrey Wright, and Juliette Binoche. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
The festival's main award, the Crystal Globe, went to the Myanmar drama Padlé ovoce, also presented under the international title Fruit Gathering. According to available information from the festival, Czech co-productions also succeeded, and the juries also honored the film Milovník, ne bojovník (Lover, Not a Fighter). The closing evening capped a nine-day festival program that culminated in the awards ceremony in the Grand Hall of the Hotel Thermal. irozhlas.cz ↗
Magda Vášáryová received the Karlovy Vary IFF President's Award. The actress and diplomat was recognized as a prominent figure of Czechoslovak cinema and public life. In connection with her festival appearance, articles mention her roles in Markéta Lazarová, Rusalka, and Postřižiny, as well as her later diplomatic and political career. denik.cz ↗
Juliette Binoche received the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema. Jeffrey Wright was among the other honored guests at the closing evening. The festival thus concluded its jubilee edition with a combination of competition results, tributes to international personalities, and a reminder of prominent Czechoslovak film names. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Vary concluded the 60th edition, honoring Binoche, Wright and Vášáryová
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Festival míří do finále. Binocheová či Vášáryová se projdou po červeném koberci
lidovky.cz
| 16:05 11.07.
Festival vrcholí. Červený koberec vítá první hvězdy, projde se po něm i Vášáryová
idnes.cz
| 16:38 11.07.
Foto: Červený koberec a rozesmátá Juliette Binoche. Skončil 60. ročník Varů
seznamzpravy.cz
| 23:23 11.07.
Ve Varech bodovaly české koprodukce. Porotám se líbily snímky Padlé ovoce a Milovník, ne bojovník
irozhlas.cz
| 20:02 11.07.
Karlovy Vary se loučí. Začíná závěrečný večer festivalu, hvězdy si přeberou ceny
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 19:23 11.07.
Karlovarský filmový festival končí. Hvězdy přijíždějí na červený koberec
novinky.cz
| 16:30 11.07.
Vášáryová oznámila svoj doktorát. Slováci vedia bojovať a v Karlových Varoch ich za to ocenili
sme.sk
| 22:29 11.07.
Herečka a diplomatka Magda Vášáryová obdržela Cenu prezidenta MFF Karlovy Vary
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 19:33 11.07.
Herečka a diplomatka Magda Vášáryová obdržela Cenu prezidenta MFF Karlovy Vary
denik.cz
| 19:15 11.07.
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