The German competition entry "Lara", directed by Jan-Ole Gerster, ist the winner of the Ecumenical Jury Prize in Karlovy Vary 2019. In addition, the jury awarded a Commendation to the Slovak-Czech coproduction "Nech je svetlo" (Let There Be Light", directed by Marko Škop.
"Lara" was also awarded by the festival jury and received the Special Jury Prize as well as the Prize for Best Actress for Corinna Harfouch. The Crystal Globe, the main festival prize, was awarded to "Bashtata" (The Father) directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov from Bulgaria. The Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) choose "La virgen de agosto" (The August Virgin, Spain, 2019) as their winner.
At the Closing Ceremony, American actress Patricia Clarkson accepted a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema. The same award was presented to Julianne Moore at the opening of the festival on June 28.
Link: Festival website