42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The following people formed the juries of the festival: Main competition • Peter Bart, Grand Jury President (USA) • Karl Baumgartner (Germany) • Jean-Luc Bideau (Switzerland, France) • Nandita Das (India) • Daniele Gaglianone (Italy) • Arsinée Khanjian (Canada) • David Ondříček (Czech Republic) Documentaries • Dimitri Eipides, Chairman (Greece) • Anna Buccheti (Italy) • Anchalee Chaiworaporn (Thailand) • Manuel Grosso Galván (Spain) • Marko Škop (Slovak Republic) East of the West • Stefan Laudyn, Chairman (Poland) • Andreas Horvath (Austria) • Marta Nováková (Czech Republic) • Alissa Simon (USA) • Ivan Shvedoff (Russia) ==Official selection awards==

winner of the 2007 Crystal Globe The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: • Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Jar City (Mýrin) by Baltasar Kormákur (Iceland, Germany) • Special Jury Prize - Lucky Miles by Michael James Rowland (Australia) • Best Director Award - Bård Breien for The Art of Negative Thinking (Kunsten å tenke negativt) (Norway) • Best Actress Award - Elvira Mínguez for Pudor (Spain) • Best Actor Award - Sergey Puskepalis for Simple Things (Prostyje vešči) (Russia) • Special mention of the jury: • Leonid Bronevoy for his role in Simple Things (Prostyje vešči) (Russia) • Zdeněk Svěrák for the screenplay of Empties (Vratné lahve) (Czech Republic, UK, Denmark) ==Other statutory awards==

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: by Sergey Loznitsa (Russia) • Special mention - Theodore (Teodors) by Laila Pakalnina (Latvia) • East of the West Award - Armin by Ognjen Sviličić (Croatia, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina) • Special Mention - The Class (Klass) by Ilmar Raag (Estonia) • Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Danny DeVito (USA), Břetislav Pojar (Czech Republic) • Audience Award - Empties (Vratné lahve) by Jan Svěrák (*Czech Republic, UK, Denmark) ==Non-statutory awards==

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: • Don Quixote Award: Jar City (Mýrin) by Baltasar Kormákur (Iceland, Germany) • Ecumenical Jury Award: Simple Things (Prostyje vešči) by Alexey Popogrebsky (Russia) • Special mention - Conversation with My Gardener (Dialogue avec mon jardinier) by Jean Becker (France) • Europa Cinemas Label - The Class (Klass) by Ilmar Raag (Estonia) • Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Pingpong by Matthias Luthardt (Germany) • NETPAC Award: The Band’s Visit (Bikur hatizmoret) by Eran Kolirin (Israel, France) ==References==