The stage isn't the only place to enjoy captivating performances, as Eastern Europe was a hotbed of activity for the movie industry last week. And the Hungarian feature "It's Not The Time Of My Life" won the Crystal Globe Award, at the 51st edition of the film festival headquartered in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary.

Director Szabolcs Hajdu accepted the Grand Prix Crystal Globe for his film "It's Not The Time Of My Life" at Saturday's Closing Ceremony of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. This movie is a low-budget feature shot in the Hungarian's own home, and co-starring his family and friends. Hajdu appears in the flick as well, and took home the Best Actor Award, for his on-screen role in the production.

"It's Not The Time Of My Life" won the Crystal Globe Award, at the 51st edition of the film festival headquartered in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary.

"Our film is about two families, and both families are behind me, more or less. We are very happy. This is truly a great surprise. It is a small show that we play in a small theater of 50 seats in Budapest, and we made the film out of that with a very minimal budget, and now here we have received the main award, and I got the Best Actor Award, so everyone is very happy," Szabolcs Hajdu said.

Other accolades handed out at the conclusion of the gathering included the President's Award going to American screenwriter and director Charlie Kaufman, with the 2004 Academy Award winner on hand to thank the judges at the podium.

The Special Jury Prize was claimed by Russian director Ivan Tverdovskiy's unusual romance film "Zoology", which tells the story of a woman who grows a tail. Slovenian moviemaker Damjan Kozole received the Best Director Award for his flick "Nightlife" and Zuzana Mauréry took home the Best Actress Award for her role in Jan Hrebejk's entry, "The Teacher".

The honorees were chosen by a five-member grand jury, which included Italian novelist Maurizio Braucci. The 52nd edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival will take place in the historic spa town west of Prague from June 30th through July 8th, 2017.