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★★★★☆Yusup Razykov's Shame (Styd, 2013) continues the Uzbekistani director's sociopolitical critique of Russian society with a maritime tragedy that echoes the contentious Kursk submarine catastrophe, which resulted in the deaths of 118 sailors after Russian authorities purportedly refused Western aid. Within the Arctic Circle in a frozen coastal concave of the Kola Peninsula we observe Lena (Maria Semenova) as she attempts to avoid the mundane rituals of the military outpost town. Recently married to an admiral, she finds herself abandoned with the rest of the crew's wives as they await their menfolk's return.

Janos Szasz’s Le Grand Cahier walked away with the Crystal Globe at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.Scroll down for full list of winners

The Hungarian film impressed jury and industry alike with its depiction of 13-year-old twins sent to their grandmother during the Second World War (it is based on Agota Kristof’s award-winning novel The Notebook).

The producer of the film, Sandor Soth [pictured], picked up the award in front of a delighted audience. Le Grand Cahier was co-produced with Austria (Amour Fou), France (Dolce Vita) and Germany (Intuit), and it is the first completed feature to be backed by the new Hungarian Film Fund (the Hungarian production company was Hunnia Film Studio.

The Kviff top prize comes with $25,000 to be split by director and producer. The film also won the Europa Cinemas Label.

Ben Wheatley won the special jury prize (worth $15,000) for A Field In England and appeared in a special video thank...