42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival


The 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival from June 29th to July 7th 2007. The Crystal Globe was won by Jar City, an Icelandic police detective film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Lucky Miles, an Australian drama directed by Michael James Rowland. Bård Breien was named Best Director. The Best Actress title went to Elvira Mínguez, and Best Actor to Sergey Puskepalis.

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival:

Main competition
  • Peter Bart, Grand Jury President
  • Karl Baumgartner
  • Jean-Luc Bideau
  • Nandita Das
  • Daniele Gaglianone
  • Arsinée Khanjian
  • David Ondříček


Documentaries
  • Dimitri Eipides, Chairman
  • Anna Buccheti
  • Anchalee Chaiworaporn
  • Manuel Grosso Galván
  • Marko Škop


East of the West
  • Stefan Laudyn, Chairman
  • Andreas Horvath
  • Marta Nováková
  • Alissa Simon
  • Ivan Shvedoff

Official selection awards

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:
Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:
The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: