"I'm overjoyed. There was a lot of uncertainty in the film from the beginning; it was a long journey. I'm glad that our film has created emotions," said Kadrnka after the awarding ceremony.

There were five Czech and coproduction movies in the competition sections of KVIFF. At the documentary section was presented The White World According To Daliborek by Vít Klusák and Slovak-Czech coproduction I am not me by Miro Remo. In the East of the West was introduced two feature debuts -  Absence of Closeness by Josef Tuka and Nina by Juraj Lehotský. More about Czech films in this year´s competitions you can find HERE.

The special jury prize went to the drama Men Don't Cry by Bosnian director Alen Drljević. The directing prize was won by Slovak filmmaker Peter Bebjak for his film The Line. The award for best actress went to Jowita Budnik and Eliane Umuhire together for the drama Birds Are Singing in Kigali. Russian actor Alexander Yatsenko was selected as best actor for his role as a doctor in the Russian film Arrythmia.

The five-member jury also awards two special recognitions – to the American romance Keep The Change for the best debut and to Romanian actress Voica Oltean for best starting actress for the film Breaking News.

In the competition, East of the West, the imaginative road movie How Viktor "the Garlic" took Alexey "the Stud" to the Nursing Home by Russian director Alexander Hant was the most successful. A special jury prize was earned by the film Dede directed by Mariam Khatchvani. 

The award for best feature-length documentary went to the Spanish film Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle. The documentary jury awarded a special prize to the film Atelier de Conversation by Austrian director Bernhard Braunstein.

The Právo Audience Award was awarded to the American crime drama taking place on a Native American reservation Wind River starring Jeremy Renner in the main role. 

Reviews:
Little Crusader - Variety, Cineuropa 
The White World According to Daliborek - Hollywood Reporter,  Variety, Cineuropa (review), Cineuropa (interview)
Absence of Closeness - Cineuropa (interview), Cineuropa (review)