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The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2014. The Crystal Globe was won by Corn Island, a Georgian drama film directed by Giorgi Ovashvili. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Free Fall, a Hungarian comedy film directed by György Pálfi.^[1]

Juries

The following people formed the juries of the festival: ^[2]

Main competition

Documentaries

East of the West

The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:^[1]

Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - Corn Island (Simindis kundzuli) by Giorgi Ovashvili (Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan)
Special Jury Prize - Free Fall (Szabadesés) by György Pálfi (Hungary, France, South Korea)
Best Director Award - György Pálfi for Free Fall ( Szabadesés) (Hungary, France, South Korea)
Best Actress Award - Elle Fanning for her role in Low Down (USA)
Best Actor Award - Nahuel Pérez Biscayart for his role in All Yours (Je suis à toi) (Belgium, Canada)

Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:^[2]

Best documentary film (over 30 min) - Waiting for August by Teodora Ana Mihai (Belgium)
- Special Mention - Steadiness (Sitzfleisch) by Lisa Weber (Austria)
Best documentary film (under 30 min) - Autofocus by Boris Poljak (Croatia)
- Special Mention - The Queen (La reina) by Manuel Abramovich (Argentina)
East of the West Award - Corrections Class (Klass korrektsii) by Ivan Tverdovskiy (Russia, Germany)
- Special Mention - Barbarians (Varvari) by Ivan Ikić (Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia)
Forum of Independents Award - Anywhere Else [de] (Anderswo) by Ester Amrami (Germany)
Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema - Mel Gibson (USA), William Friedkin (USA)
Festival President's Award for Contribution to Czech Cinematography - Zdeněk Svěrák (Czech Republic)
Audience Award - The Magic Voice of a Rebel (Magický hlas rebelky) by Olga Sommerová (Czech Republic)

The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:^[2]

FIPRESCI International Critics Award: Rocks in My Pockets (animated film) by Signe Baumane (USA, Latvia)^[3]
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Corn Island (Simindis kundzuli) by Giorgi Ovashvili (Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan)
- Special Mention: Rocks in My Pockets (animated film) by Signe Baumane (USA, Latvia)
FEDEORA Award (East of the West section): Bota by Iris Elezi & Thomas Logoreci (Albania, Italy, Kosovo) ^[4]
Europa Cinemas Label: Free Fall ( Szabadesés) by György Pálfi (Hungary, France, South Korea)

^ ^a ^b "History - 49th festival". KVIFF. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Final press release of the KVIFF (PDF)" (PDF). kviff.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "FIPRESCI Awards 2014". fipresci.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "FEDEORA Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean". FEDEORA. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2018.