MUMBAI: Spanish film The Mosquito Net director Augusti Vila has won the Crystal Globe, the top prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Saturday, The top award carries prize money of $30,000.

The Karlovy Vary event also awarded Crystal Globes to Russian director Nikita Michalkov and Slovak-born director Juraj Herz for their outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema. 

Aurora, a German, French, Swiss and Romanian co-production won the East of the West section, while Czech film Kooky roped in the Special Jury Prize.

Earlier during the nine-day festival that had screenings of as many as 200 films received a special prize awarded by the Festival‘s president.