Year EIGHTEEN 2005 /April 25 – May 1/

Competition and supporting programme

In seven days in 162 projections 156 films in 17 topic sections were screened:

- FEATURE COMPETITION
- DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
- VLADIMÍR KÖRNER – ANGEL OF MERCY
- TRIBUTE TO VOSKOVEC AND WERICH
- TRIBUTE TO KAREL ZEMAN
- TRIBUTE TO VÁCLAV CHALOUPEK
- THOSE WONDERFUL MOVIE CRANKS
- CZECH CINEMA´S MOST TURBULENT DECADE - YEAR 1965
- FILM IN EXILE, EXILE IN FILM
- CONTEXT
- BED-TIME STORIES CELEBRATE 40 ANNIVERSARY
- JOURNEY TO THE TRAVELLER
- SCHOOL - THE BASIS OF FILM LIFE
- CENTRAL EUROPEAN FILM
- MUSIC VIDEOS
- SPECIAL SCREENINGS
- ONE WORLD

The accompanying programme was composed of :
· CONCERTS:
- Soundtrack Night
- MIG 21
- David Kraus
- Priessnitz
- Dance Night
- Latino Party
- Václav Koubek
- Výprodej lemury lepé
· EXHIBITIONS:
- Mysterious Indonesia – Tam Tams of Time
- 100 Years of V + W
- Sky Riders
· SEMINARS, DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS
- Panel of Czech Upcoming Films
- Round Table – Current Czech Film
- Czech Film in Exile – debate by Jiří Voráč
- Vladimír Körner – Angel of Mercy
- Voskovec and Werich in film – lecture by Pavel Taussig
- Czech Nature – Cinema Lecture by Boris Jachnin
- Round Table – Central European Film

Films entered into the competition:
· FEATURE FILMS:
- AUTODIDACTIS OF THE INSIDE ARCHITECTURE
(d.: Radek Tůma)
- CZECH DREAM
(d.: Vít Klusák, Filip Remunda)
- DIRTY SOUL
(d.:Milan Cieslar)
- UP AND DOWN
(d.: Jan Hřebejk)
- CHOKING HAZARD
(d.:Marek Dobeš)
- A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN
(d.: Petr Nikolaiev)
- BONDS OF BLOOD
(d.: Milan Cieslar)
- LOVERS & MURDERERS
(d.: Viktor Polesný)
- PEACE TO THEIR SOUL
(d.: Pavel Štingl)
- NON PLUS ULTRAS
(d.: Jakub Sluka)
- POST COITUM
(d.:Juraj Jakubisko)
- WRONG SIDE UP
(d.: Petr Zelenka)
- FROM SUBWAY WITH LOVE
(d.: Filip Renč)
- THE NEW BREED
(d.: Jiří Svoboda)
- BITTER COFFEE
(d.: Börkur Gunnarsson)
- THE GOBLIN
(d.: Tomáš Vorel)
- THE CITY OF THE SUN OR WORKING CLASS HEROS
(d.:Martin Šulík)
- THE SNOWBOARDERS
(d.: Karel Janák)
- THE FARM KEEPER
(d.: Martin Duba)
- VATERLAND – A HUNTING LOGBOOK
(d.: David Jařab)
- THE GREAT WATER
(d.: Ivo Trajkov)
- IT WILL STAY BETWEEN US
(d.: Miro Šindelka)
- SHARK IN THE HEAD
(d.: Maria Procházková)

· DOCUMENTARIES UNDER 30 MINUTES:
- WAYS OF BELIEF – PLACE OF SILENCE
(d.: Marie Šandová)
- CUMULUS CONGESTUS TURRITUS
(d.: Petr Hátle)
- JARMILA IS HOME FOR GOOD!
(d.: Marie Dvořáková)
- WHEN TEARS LAUGH
(d.: Jaroslav Hovorka)
- SQUARE – ĎÁBLICE 1998-2004
(d.: Pavel Koutecký)
- DANCE OF THE BLUE ANGELES
(d.: Steve L. Lichtag)
- THREEPLAY
(d.: Olga Špátová)
- THINGS
(d.: Marta Hrubá)

· DOCUMENTARIES OVER 30 MINUTES:
- AFONKA DOES NOT WANT TO HERD REINDEER ANYMORE
(d.: Martin Ryšavý)
- JOURNEY – A PORTRAIT OF VĚRA CHYTILOVA
(d.: Jasmina Blaževič)
- TWO TEMPLES OF JOSEF KEMR
(d.: Petr Kotek)
- FRANTA – EVERYWHERE, ELSEWHERE
(d.: Karel Fuksa)
- HOLOCAUST – 1ST PART - PHOTOGRAPHS STOP TIME
(d.: Petr Jančárek)
- GOD’S STONE QUARRY (ONE YEAR IN NORTH BOHEMIA)
(d.: Břetislav Rychlík)
- SEVDAH - THE BRIDGE THAT SURVIVED
(d.: Mira Erdevički)
- MY FRIEND THE MURDERER
(d.: Jan Novák)
- MY ENCHANTED CASTLE
(d.: Bernard Šafařík)
- NIGHTS TALK
(d.: Margareta Hruza)
- PROFILE – JAN KAPLICKÝ
(d.: Jakub Wagner)
- SUSICE CRIB
(d.: Ladislav Moulis)

Juries and awards
· Feature films international jury consisting of:
Zdeněk Tyc, Czech Republic, director – chairperson
Peter Hames, Great Britain, film historian and journalist
Nick Holdsworth, Great Britain, journalist
Labina Mitevska, Macedonia, actress
Alexej Medveděv, Russia, film reviewer

Has decided to confer the main non-statuary award of the festival
THE GOLDEN KINGFISHER AWARD
for the best feature film
on film directed by Martin Šulík
THE CITY OF THE SUN OR WORKING CLASS HEROS

and further it has decided to award
THE SPECIAL PRIZE CONFERRED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
to film directed by Vít Klusák and Filip remunda
CZECH DREAM

· Documentary films international jury composed of:
Erika Hníková, Czech Republic, director – chairperson
Anna Hoffmann, Germany, programme director of festival Berlinale
Alfredo Knuchel, Switzerland, programme adviser of IFF in San Sebastian

has decided to confer the main non-statuary award of the festival
THE GOLDEN KINGFISHER AWARD
for the best documentary under 30 minutes long
to film directed by Marta Hrubá
THINGS

and further the judges have decided to confer the main statuary award of the festival
THE GOLDEN KINGFISHER AWARD
for the best documentary over 30 minutes long
on film directed by Břetislav Rychlík
GOD’S STONE QUARRY

· Audience award

AUDIENCE AWARD
of Plzeňský Prazdroj
on the basis of audience voting has been conferred on
film directed by Filip Renč
FROM SUBWAY WITH LOVE
· F.I.C.C. Jury namely:
Volker Petzold, Germany
Dagmar Mládková, Czech Republic
Birgitte Rustad Wegener, Norway

has decided to confer
DON QUIJOTE AWARD
on film directed by Jan Hřebejk
UP AND DOWN
and further conferred
SPECIAL AWARD
on film directed by Petr Zelenka
WRONG SIDE UP

· Student’s jury consisting of:
Helena Šimicová, Department of Art and Design, University of West Bohemia in Plzen
Michal Konáš, Department of Art and Design, University of West Bohemia in Plzen
Edita Tomšíčková, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia in Plzen
Martin Tatíček, Faculty of Philosophy, University of West Bohemia in Plzen
Zdenka Mlezivová, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia in Plzen

Has decided to confer
STUDENT’S JURY AWARD FOT THE BEST FEATURE FILM
on film directed by David Jařab
VATERLAND – A HUNTING LOGBOOK
· Association of Czech Film Clubs

Conferred on the basis of Czech Film Club member voting
ASSOCIATION OF CZECH FILM CLUBS AWARD 2005 
on director Marek Najbrt’s film
CHAMPIONS

· Magazine Cinema readers

through their voting decided that
THE BEST ACTOR AWARD
goes to
JIŘÍ MACHÁČEK
for his role in director Jan Hřebejk’s film Up And Down
and THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD to
EMÍLIA VÁŠÁRYOVÁ
for her role in director Jan Hřebejk’s film Up And Down

Accredited guests and journalists

In total 598 people accredited to the festival, 93 of these were journalists, 54 foreign guests and 322 home guests. Remaining accreditations were for judges, students, film clubs members and public.
To date 26 781 tickets were issued including accreditations.

· FOREIGN GUESTS
Eddie Cockrell – USA, film reviewer; Ivan Franěk – France, actor; Anna Franklin – Greta Britain, film reviewer; Sergi Germani – Italy, IFF Venetia; Peter Hames – Great Britain, IFF London; Anna Hoffman – Germany, IFF Berlinale; Nick Holdsworth – Great Britain, journalist; Jöel Chapron – France, journalist; Stefan Kitanov – Bulgaria, IFF Sofia; Alfredo Knuchel – Switzerland, IFF San Sebastian; Kathrin Kohlstedde – Germany, IFF Hamburg; Danny Krausz – Austria, producer, Dor Film; Stefan Laudyn – Poland, IFF Varšava; Sergej Lavrentjev – Russia, IFF Faces of Love; Marcel Maiga – Germany, IFF Cottbus; Alexej Medveděv – Russia, IFF Moscow; Labina Mitevska – Macedonia, actress; Miroslav Momcilovic – Serbia, scriptwriter; Arsen Anton Ostojic – Croatia, director; Annamaria Percavassi – Italy, IFF Terst; Volker Petzold – Germany, IFF Chemnitz; Robert Richter – Switzerland, IFF San Sebastian; Bernard Šafařík – Switzerland, director; Katarína Šulajová – Slovakia, director; Zuzana Šulajová – Slovakia, actress; Jörg Taszman – Germany, journalist; Tina Trapp – Luxembourg, EAVE; Emília Vášáryová – Slovakia, actress;

· DOMESTIC GUESTS
Igor Bareš – actor; Dan Bárta – singer; Alice Bendová – actress; F. A. Brabec – cameraman and director; Michal Bregant – dean FAMU; Jan Budař – actor; Jan Burian – presenter and musician; Marcel Bystroň – director; Milan Cieslar – director; Michal Dlouhý – actor; Marek Dobeš – director; Jan Dolanský – actor; Martin Dostál – director; Martin Duba – director; Adam Dvořák – producer and cutter; Ivan Fíla – director; Matěj Forman – actor; Petr Forman – actor; Karel Fuksa – director; Miro Gábor – cameraman; Josef Hanuš – cameraman; Jaromír Hanzlík – actor; Iva Hejlíčková – film journalist; Juraj Herz – director; Tereza Herz-Pokorná – actress; Erika Hníková – director; Marta Hrubá – director; Václav Chaloupek – director; Vladimír Chrenovský – producer; Boris Jachnin – film historian; Karel Janák – director; Miroslav Janek – director; David Jařab – director; Václav Jiráček – actor; Jiří Konečný – producer; Čestmír Kopecký – producer; Vladimír Körner – writer; Petr Kotek – director; Martin Kotík – director; David Kraus – singer; Jana Krausová – actress; Jiří Krejčík – director; Milan Kuchynka – producer; Pavel Landovský – actor; Jan Lukeš – film historian and journalist; Miloslav Luther – director; Jiří Macháček – actor; Jan Malíř – cameraman; Václav Marhoul –producer and actor; Pavel Melounek – producer; Alice Nellis – director; Viliam Poltikovič – director; Maria Procházková – director; Filip Renč – director; Radek Rubáš – actor; Jaroslav Sedláček – film journalist; Ljuba Skořepová – actress; Zuzana Stivínová – actress; Kristián Suda – dramaturge; Zdeněk Suchý – actor and director; Jan Svěrák – director; Martin Šácha – kameraman; Marie Šandová – director; Marta Šímová – film historian; Vladimír Škultéty – actor; Olga Špátová – director; Pavel Šporcl – violinist; Pavel Štingl – director; Martin Šulík – director; Miroslav Táborský – actor; Pavel Taussig – film historian; Ivo Trajkov – director; Ondřej Trojan – director and producer; Radek Tůma – director; Zdeněk Tyc – director; Tatiana Vilhelmová – actress; Lenka Vlasáková – actress; Lucie Vondráčková – actress; Tomáš Vorel – director; Miloš Zvěřina – dramaturge