The 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 3 to 11 July 2009.
The Crystal Globe was won by Angel at Sea, a Belgian-Canadian drama film directed by Frédéric Dumont.
The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Twenty, an Iranian drama film directed by Abdolreza Kahani.
[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]