The 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2008.
The Crystal Globe was won by Terribly Happy, a Danish neo-noir film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz.
The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by The Photograph, an Indonesian drama directed by Nan Achnas.
[1] The following people formed the juries of the festival: [2] Main competition Documentaries East of the West 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]