The 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2004.
The Crystal Globe was won by A Children's Story, an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi.
The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Here, a Croatian drama film directed by Zrinko Ogresta.
[1] The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2] Main competition Documentaries The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1] Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2] The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]