The 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2004. The Crystal Globe was won by A Children's Story, an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Here, a Croatian drama film directed by Zrinko Ogresta.
Juries The following people formed the juries of the festival: Main competition Al Ruban, Jury President (USA) Florinda Bolkan (Italy) Simon Field (UK) Katarzyna Figura (Poland) Hong Sang-soo (South Korea) Vladmir Maškov (Russia) Alice Nellis (Czech Republic) Documentaries Bruno Aščuks, president (Latvia) Alexander Gutman (Russia) Miroslav Janek (Czech Republic) Ruth Mader (Austria) Dennis West (USA)
Official selection awards
The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - A Children's Story () by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi (Italy) Special Jury Prize - Here (Tu) by Zrinko Ogresta (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Best Director Award - Xavier Bermúdez for León and Olvido () (Spain) Best Actress Award (ex aequo) - Karen-Lise Mynster for her role in Aftermath () (Denmark) and Marta Larralde for her role in León and Olvido () (Spain) Best Actor Award - Max Riemelt for his role in Before the Fall () (Germany)
Other statutory awards Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival: Best documentary film (over 30 min.) - (I do not regret anything) by Theodora Remundová (Czech Republic)Niceho nelituji on IMDb Best documentary film (under 30 min.) - Wedding of Silence () by Pavel Medvedev (Russia)Wedding of Silence on IMDb Special Jury Prize - Days Under () by Jiska Rickels (Netherlands)Days Under on IMDb Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Harvey Keitel (USA), Miroslav Ondříček (Czech Republic), Roman Polanski (Poland, France) Award of the Town of Karlovy Vary - Jacqueline Bisset (USA) Award of the Karlovy Vary District - Jiří Bartoška Ecumenical Jury Prize for Extraordinary Contributions - Eva Zaoralová Právo Audience Award - The Story of the Weeping Camel () by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany, Mongolia)
Non-statutory awards The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival: FIPRESCI International Critics Award: My Step Brother Frankenstein () by Valery Todorovsky (Russia) FICC - The Don Quixote Prize: The Riverside () by Alireza Amini (Iran)The Riverside on IMDb Special Mention: Aftermath () by Paprika Steen (Denmark) Ecumenical Jury Award: Cavedweller by Lisa Cholodenko (USA) Philip Morris Film Award: Witnesses () by Vinko Brešan (Croatia) Czech TV Award - Independent Camera: Dandelion by Mark Milgard (USA)
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