The 33rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from July 3 to 11, 1998, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
A total of 213 films were presented at the festival. The Crystal Globe was awarded to Canadian film Streetheart, directed by Charles Binamé.
Juries Grand Jury Gila Almagor, actress, Jury President Véra Belmont, French film producer Irakli Kvirikadze, Georgian screenwriter Jiří Menzel, Czech film director Gianni Rondolino, Italian film critic Jerzy Skolimowski, Polish film director Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor Maria Zvereva, Russian screenwriter
Official selection In competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Animals Michael Di Jiacomo United StatesComedian Harmonists Joseph Vilsmaier Germany, AustriaDahan Rituparno Ghosh India Day of the Full Moon День полнолуния Karen Shakhnazarov Russia Falling Into the Evening 落下する夕方 Naoe Gozu JapanThe Governess Sandra Goldbacher United KingdomKiller Darezhan Omirbaev France, Kazakhstan Notes of Love La parola amore esiste Mimmo Calopresti Italy, FranceRivers of Babylon Vlado Balco Slovakia, Czech Republic, France Secret Defense Secret défense Jacques Rivette France, Switzerland, Italy Sekal Has to Die Je třeba zabít Sekala Vladimír Michálek Czech Republic Streetheart Le coeur au poing Charles Binamé CanadaThe Sugar Factory Robert Carter AustraliaTic Tac Daniel Alfredson Sweden Two Moons, Three Suns Две луны три Солнца Roman Balayan Ukraine, RussiaWicked Michael Steinberg United StatesWinter Danniel Danniel Netherlands
Highlighted title and dagger () indicates Crystal Globe winner.
Another View English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Bent Familia Nouri Bouzid Tunisia Blue Moon 藍月 Ko I-chen TaiwanDance of the Wind Rajan Khosa India East Palace, West Palace 东宫西宫 Zhang Yuan ChinaFirst Love, Last Rites Jesse Peretz United States Fun Bar Karaoke ฝันบ้าคาราโอเกะ Pen-ek Ratanaruang Thailand Ghosts of Tangier Fantômes de Tanger Edgardo Cozarinsky France, Morocco, Germany Green Fish 초록 물고기 Lee Chang-dong South KoreaInsomnia Erik Skjoldbjærg Norway Made in Hong Kong 香港製造 Fruit Chan Hong Kong Motel Cactus 모텔 선인장 Park Ki-yong South Korea Postman Blues ポストマン・ブルース Sabu Japan Rosenzweig's Freedom Rosenzweigs Freiheit Liliane Targownik GermanySilvester Countdown Oskar Roehler Germany The Small Town Kasaba Nuri Bilge Ceylan TurkeySolo tu Arnaud Dommerc, Anne Benhaïem France The Stowaway De Verstekeling Ben van Lieshout Netherlands Sunset at Chaophraya คู่กรรม Euthana Mukdasanit Thailand Tamas and Juli Tamás és Juli Ildikó Enyedi Hungary, France To Die for Tano Tano da morire Roberta Torre Italy Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald ラヂオの時間 Kōki Mitani Japan Who the Hell Is Juliette? ¿Quién diablos es Juliette? Carlos Marcovich Mexico
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival: Crystal Globe: Streetheart by Charles Binamé Special Jury Prize: Day of the Full Moon by Karen Shakhnazarov Best Director Award: Charles Binamé for Streetheart Best Actress Award: Julia Stiles for Wicked Best Actor Award: Olaf Lubaszenko for Sekal Has to Die
References
External links
1998 history page on KVIFF website