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53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from June 29 to July 7, 2018, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
A total of 236 films were presented at the festival, including 35 world premieres, eight international and seven European premieres.[1]
Juries
The following were appointed as the juries at the 53rd edition:[2][3]
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Grand Jury
FIPRESCI Jury
- René Marx (France)
- Marita Nyrhinen (Finland)
- Alejandra Trelles (Uruguay)
Europa Cinemas Label Jury
- Daira Āboliņa (Latvia)
- Simon Blaas (Netherlands)
- Balázs Kalmanovits (Hungary)
- Jan Makosch (Germany)
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East of the West
- Peter Badač (Slovakia)
- Iris Elezi (Albania)
- Myriam Sassine (Lebanon)
- Dounia Sichov (France)
- Andrei Tănăsescu (Romania)
The Ecumenical Jury
- Michael Otřísal (Czech Republic)
- Milja Radovic (United Kingdom)
- David Sipoš (Slovenia)
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Documentary Films
- Raúl Camargo (Chile)
- M. Siam (Egypt)
- Diana Tabakov (Czech Republic)
Fedeora Award
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Official selection
In competition
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Brothers
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Kardeşler
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Ömür Atay
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Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria
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| Domestique
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Domestik
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Adam Sedlák
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Czech Republic, Slovakia
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| Fireflies Are Gone
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La disparition des lucioles
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Sébastien Pilote
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Canada
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| History of Love
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Zgodovina ljubezni
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Sonja Prosenc
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Slovenia, Italy, Norway
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| I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians †
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Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari
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Radu Jude
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Romania, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Germany
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| Jumpman
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Podbrosy
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Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
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Russia, Lithuania, Ireland, France
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| Miriam Lies
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Miriam miente
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Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada
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Dominican Republic, Spain
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| Panic Attack
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Atak paniki
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Paweł Maślona
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Poland
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| Redemption
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Geula
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Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov
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Israel
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| Sueño Florianópolis ‡
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Ana Katz
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Argentina, Brazil, France
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| To the Night
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Peter Brunner
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Austria, United States
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| Winter Flies
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Všechno bude
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Olmo Omerzu
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Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia
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- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates Crystal Globe winner.
- Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates Special Jury Prize winner.
Out of competition
Another View
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Amal
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Mohamed Siam
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Egypt, Lebanon, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Qatar
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| And Breathe Normally
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Andið eðlilega
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Ísold Uggadóttir
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Iceland
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| Border
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Gräns
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Ali Abbasi
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Sweden, Denmark
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| Boys Cry
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La terra dell'abbastanza
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Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo
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Italy
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| Chris the Swiss
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Anja Kofmel
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Switzerland, Croatia, Germany, Finland
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| Cobain
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Nanouk Leopold
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Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
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| Diamantino
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Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt
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Portugal, France, Brazil
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| Donbass
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Sergei Loznitsa
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Germany, Ukraine, France, Netherlands, Romania
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| An Elephant Sitting Still
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Da xiang xi di er zuo
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Hu Bo
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China
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| Fugue
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Fuga
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Agnieszka Smoczyńska
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Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden
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| The Gentle Indifference of the World
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Laskovoe bezrazlichie mira
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Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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Kazakhstan, France
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| Grass
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Pullipdeul
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Hong Sang-soo
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South Korea
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| The Guilty
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Den skyldige
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Gustav Möller
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Denmark
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| Invasion
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Hojoom
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Shahram Mokri
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Iran
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| In My Room
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Ulrich Köhler
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Germany, Italy
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| Light Years
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Años Luz
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Manuel Abramovich
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Argentina, Spain, Brazil
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| Little Tickles
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Les chatouilles
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Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer
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France
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| Lucky
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John Carroll Lynch
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United States
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| Nina
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Olga Chajdas
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Poland
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| Oblivion Verses
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Los Versos del Olvido
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Alireza Khatami
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France, Germany, Netherlands, Chile
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| Our Struggles
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Nos batailles
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Guillaume Senez
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Belgium, France
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| Pity
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Oiktos
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Babis Makridis
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Greece, Poland
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| Profile
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Timur Bekmambetov
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United Kingdom, United States, Russia, Cyprus
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| The Queen of Fear
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La reina del miedo
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Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia
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Argentina, Denmark
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| Rafiki
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Wanuri Kahiu
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Kenya
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| A Skin So Soft
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Ta Peau si lisse
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Denis Côté
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Canada, Switzerland, France
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| Styx
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Wolfgang Fischer
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Germany, Austria
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| Victory Day
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Den' Pobedy
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Sergei Loznitsa
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Germany
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| Virgins
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Ein Betulot Bakrayot
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Keren Ben Rafael
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France, Israel, Belgium
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Czech Films 2017–2018
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Dukla 61
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David Ondříček
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Czech Republic
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| Insect
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Hmyz
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Jan Švankmajer
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Czech Republic, Slovakia
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| The Interpreter
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Tlumočník
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Martin Šulík
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Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria
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| Laika
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Lajka
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Aurel Klimt
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Czech Republic
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| Markéta Wants Her Bag
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Markéta chce taštičku
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Miroslav Janek
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Czech Republic
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| Nothing Like Before
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Nic jako dřív
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Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská
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Czech Republic
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| Scalamare
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Jiří Kylián
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Czech Republic, Netherlands
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| Short Cut
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Na krátko
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Jakub Šmíd
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Czech Republic
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| Universum Brdečka
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Miroslav Janek
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Czech Republic
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| When the War Comes
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Až přijde válka
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Jan Gebert
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Czech Republic, Croatia
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Documentary Films
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| The Best Thing You Can Do with Your Life
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Zita Erffa
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Germany, Mexico
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| Breaking News
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Mimořádná zpráva
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Tomáš Bojar
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Czech Republic
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| Bridges of Time
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Laika tilti
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Kristine Briede, Audrius Stonys
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Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
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| Cielo
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Alison McAlpine
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Canada, Chile
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| Dream Away
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Marouan Omara, Johanna Domke
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Germany, Egypt
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| In the Stillness of Sounds
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L' esprit des lieux
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Stéphane Manchematin, Serge Steyer
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France
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| Inside Mosul
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V Mosulu
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Jana Andert
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Czech Republic
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| A Little Wisdom
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Xiao Zhihui
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Yuqi Kang
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Canada, Nepal, China
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| Putin's Witnesses †
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Svideteli Putina
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Vitaly Mansky
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Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic
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| The Swing
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Cyril Aris
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Lebanon
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| Treasure Island
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L' Île au trésor
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Guillaume Brac
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France
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| Walden ‡
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Daniel Zimmermann
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Switzerland, Austria
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- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates Best Documentary Film winner.
- Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates Documentary Special Jury Prize winner.
East of the West
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| 53 Wars
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53 wojny
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Ewa Bukowska
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Poland
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| Amir
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Nima Eghlima
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Iran
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| Bear with Us
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Chata na prodej
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Tomáš Pavlíček
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Czech Republic
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| Blossom Valley ‡
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Virágvölgy
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László Csuja
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Hungary
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| Breathing into Marble
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Kvėpavimas į marmurą
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Giedrė Beinoriūtė
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Lithuania, Latvia, Croatia
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| Crystal Swan
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Khrustal
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Darya Zhuk
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Belarus, Germany, United States, Russia
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| Deep Rivers
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Glubokie reki
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Vladimir Bitokov
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Russia
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| Moments
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Chvilky
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Beata Parkanová
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Czech Republic, Slovakia
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| Pause
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Παύση
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Tonia Mishiali
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Cyprus, Greece
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| Suleiman Mountain †
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Suleiman gora
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Elizaveta Stishova
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Kyrgyzstan, Russia
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| Via Carpatia
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Klara Kochańska
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Poland, Czech Republic, North Macedonia
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| Volcano
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Vulkan
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Roman Bondarchuk
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Ukraine, Germany
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- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicates East of the West winner.
- Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicates East of the West Special Jury Prize winner.
Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers to Follow
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| 1981
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Nittonhundraåttioett
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Dawid Ullgren
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Sweden
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| Blackjack
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Valet noir
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Lora Mure-Ravaud
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Switzerland
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| Clean
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Čistoća
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Neven Samardžić
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Dialect
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David Gurgulia
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Georgia
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| The Legionnaire
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Il leginario
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Hleb Papou
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Italy
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| Marica
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Judita Gamulin
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Croatia
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| Regained Memory
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Stijn Bouma
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Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Sweet Home Czyżewo
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Jakub Radej
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Poland
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| Warm Comedy about Depression, Madness and Unfulfilled Dreams
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Hrejivá komédia o depresii, šialenstve a nesplnených snoch
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Michal Ďuriš
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Slovakia
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| Where the Summer Goes (chapters on youth)
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Onde o Verão Vai (episódios da juventude)
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David Pinheiro Vicente
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Portugal
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Horizons
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| 3 Faces
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Se Rokh
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Jafar Panahi
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Iran
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| Birds of Passage
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Pájaros de verano
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Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego
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Colombia, Denmark, Mexico
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| BlacKkKlansman
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Spike Lee
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United States
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| Burning
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Lee Chang-dong
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South Korea
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| Climax
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Gaspar Noé
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France
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| Cold War
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Zimna wojna
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Paweł Pawlikowski
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Poland, France, United Kingdom
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| Damsel
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David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
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United States
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| Daughter of Mine
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Figlia mia
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Laura Bispuri
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Italy, Germany, Switzerland
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| Dear Son
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Weldi
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Mohamed Ben Attia
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Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar
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| Dovlatov
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Aleksei Alekseivich German
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Russia, Poland, Serbia
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| Euphoria
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Euforia
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Valeria Golino
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Italy
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| Everybody Knows
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Todos lo saben
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Asghar Farhadi
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Spain, France, Italy
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| Girl
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Lukas Dhont
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Belgium
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| Good Manners
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As boas maneiras
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Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra
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Brazil, France
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| Happy as Lazzaro
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Lazzaro Felice
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Alice Rohrwacher
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Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany
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| Hostiles
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Scott Cooper
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United States
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| Hunting Season
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Temporada de Caza
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Natalia Garagiola
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Argentina, United States, France, Germany, Qatar
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| Leave No Trace
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Debra Granik
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United States
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| Loveling
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Benzinho
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Gustavo Passos Pizzi
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Brazil, Uruguay, Germany
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| Lucia's Grace
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Troppa Grazia
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Gianni Zanasi
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Italy
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| The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
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Terry Gilliam
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Spain, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom
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| The Miseducation of Cameron Post
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Desiree Akhavan
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United States
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| Museum
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Museo
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Alonso Ruizpalacios
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Mexico
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| Nico, 1988
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Susanna Nicchiarelli
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Italy, Belgium
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| The Parting Glass
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Stephen Moyer
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United States
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| Rainbow: A Private Affair
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Una questione privata
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Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
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Italy, France
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| River's Edge
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Isao Yukisada
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Japan
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| Season of the Devil
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Ang Panahon ng Halimaw
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Lav Diaz
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Philippines
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| Summer
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Leto
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Kirill Serebrennikov
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Russia, France
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| Sweet Country
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Warwick Thornton
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Australia
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| Touch Me Not
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Adina Pintilie
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Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France
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| To the Ends of the World
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Les confins du monde
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Guillaume Nicloux
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France, China, Belgium
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| Utøya: July 22
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Utøya 22. juli
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Erik Poppe
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Norway
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| Wajib
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Annemarie Jacir
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Palestine, France, Germany, Colombia, Norway, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
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| The Wild Pear Tree
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Ahlat Agaci
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Turkey, France, Germany, Bulgaria
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| Wildlife
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Paul Dano
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United States
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| The World Is Yours
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Le Monde est à toi
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Romain Gavras
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France
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| Zama
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Lucrecia Martel
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Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Portugal, United States
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Imagina
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| 11 × 14
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James Benning
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United States
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| Art and Theft
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Sara Magenheimer
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United States
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| Black Mother
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Khalik Allah
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United States, Jamaica
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| Caniba
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Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
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France
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| Elegy
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Louis Rizzo-Naudi
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United Kingdom
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| Endless Tail
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Beskrajni rep
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Željka Suková
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Croatia
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| Flame
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Polte
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Sami van Ingen
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Finland
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| Forest Paths
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Michiel van Bakel
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Netherlands
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| Government House
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Haus der Regierung
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Herwig Weiser
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Austria, Russia
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| The Green Fog
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Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson
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Canada, United States
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| Imperial Valley (cultivated run-off)
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Lukas Marxt
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Germany, Austria
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| Phantom Ride Phantom
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Siegfried A. Fruhauf
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Austria
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| Reflections in the Dust
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Luke Sullivan
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Australia
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| Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder
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Fern Silva
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United States
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| Sleep Has Her House
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Scott Barley
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United Kingdom
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| ★
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Johann Lurf
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Austria
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Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society
Midnight Screenings
Out of the Past
People Next Door
Prague Short Film Festival Presents
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool
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Soushite watashitachi wa pûru ni kingyo o
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Makoto Nagahisa
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Japan
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| Atlantis, 2003
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Atlantída, 2003
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Michal Blaško
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Slovakia, Czech Republic
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| Bo Hai
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Dužan Duong
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Czech Republic
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| Downside Up
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Peter Ghesquière
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Belgium
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| Partner
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Réplique
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Antoine Giorgini
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France
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Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| 235 000 000
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Uldis Brauns
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Latvia
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| 511 Best Photographs of Mars
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511 paremat fotot Marsist
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Andres Sööt
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Estonia
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| Antigravitation
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Antigravitacija
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Audrius Stonys
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Lithuania
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| Apolinaras
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Henrikas Šablevičius
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Lithuania
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| The Beginning
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Sākums
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Uldis Brauns
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Latvia
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| The Coast
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Krasts
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Aivars Freimanis
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Latvia
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| The Dreams of the Centenarians
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Šimtamečių godos
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Robertas Verba
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Lithuania
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| Earth of the Blind
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Neregių žemė
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Audrius Stonys
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Lithuania
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| El Dorado
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Eldoraado
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Ülo Tambek
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Estonia
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| The Ferry
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Prāmis
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Laila Pakalniņa
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Latvia
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| In Memory of a Day Gone By
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Praėjusios dienos atminimui
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Šarūnas Bartas
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Lithuania
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| The Linen
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Veļa
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Laila Pakalniņa
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Latvia
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| The Mail
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Pasts
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Laila Pakalniņa
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Latvia
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| Midsummer Day
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Jaanipäev
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Andres Sööt
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Estonia
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| The Old Man and the Land
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Senis ir žemė
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Robertas Verba
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Lithuania
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| Peasants
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Talupojad
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Ülo Tambek
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Estonia
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| Pikk Street
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Pikk tänav
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Hans Roosipuu
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Estonia
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| Ten Minutes Older
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Vecāks par 10 minūtēm
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Herz Frank
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Latvia
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| A Trip Through Misty Meadows
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Kelionė ūkų lankomis
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Henrikas Šablevičius
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Lithuania
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| We Were at Our Own Field
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Pabuvam savam lauki
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Henrikas Šablevičius
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Lithuania
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| White Bell
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Baltie zvani
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Ivars Kraulītis
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Latvia
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| Woman from Kihnu
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Kihnu naine
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Mark Soosaar
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Estonia
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Seven Close Encounters
Special Events
Awards
The following awards were presented at the 53rd edition:[3]
Official selection awards
Grand Prix – Crystal Globe
- I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude
Special Jury Prize
- Sueño Florianópolis by Ana Katz
Best Director
- Olmo Omerzu for Winter Flies
Best Actress
- Mercedes Morán for Sueño Florianópolis
Best Actor
- Moshe Folkenflik for Redemption
Special Jury Mention
- History of Love by Sonja Prosenc
- Jumpman by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
Other statutory awards
East of the West Grand Prix
- Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova
East of the West Special Jury Prize
- Blossom Valley by László Csuja
Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film
- Putin's Witnesses by Vitaly Mansky
Documentary Special Jury Prize
- Walden by Daniel Zimmermann
Právo Audience Award
- Rain Man by Barry Levinson
Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
- Tim Robbins (United States)
- Barry Levinson (United States)
Festival President's Award
- Robert Pattinson (United Kingdom)
Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography
- Jaromír Hanzlík (Czech Republic)
Non-statutory awards
Award of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI)
- Sueño Florianópolis by Ana Katz
The Ecumenical Jury Award
- Redemption by Joseph Madmony, Boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Ecumenical Commendations
- Winter Flies by Olmo Omerzu
- Miriam Lies by Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada
FEDEORA Award
- Suleiman Mountain by Elizaveta Stishova
Europa Cinemas Label Award
- I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians by Radu Jude
References
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (July 22, 2018). "Strongmen take all at Karlovy Vary 2018". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Tizard, Will (June 29, 2018). "Mark Cousins on Orson Welles, Sketching With Film, His Boots, 'Citizen Trump'". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Final Press Release | 53rd KVIFF" (PDF). Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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- East of the West Award
- Best Documentary Film
- Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema
- Festival President's Award
- Právo Audience Award
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