21st Moscow International Film Festival
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 19 – 29 July 1999 |
| Website | Website |
The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999.[1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film Will to Live directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Jury
- Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury)
- Florestano Vancini (Italy)
- Adam Greenberg (United States)
- Shahla Nahid (France)
- Tolomush Okeyev (Kyrgyzstan)
- Valery Todorovsky (Russia)
- Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain)
- Katia Tchenko (France)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kite | Saranggola | Gil Portes | Philippines |
| Outlaw | Ormai è fatta! | Enzo Monteleone | Italy |
| Guinevere | Guinevere | Audrey Wells | United States |
| Dirty Linen | Panni sporchi | Mario Monicelli | Italy |
| The Dilettante | La Dilettante | Pascal Thomas | France |
| Will to Live | Ikitai | Kaneto Shindo | Japan |
| Ambush | Rakujarven | Olli Saarela | Finland |
| Black Out p.s. Red Out | Black Out p.s. Red Out | Menelaos Karamaghiolis | Greece, France, Portugal |
| The Building | Chung cu | Việt Linh | Vietnam |
| Traveller | O Viajante | Paulo César Saraceni | Brazil |
| A Sweet Scent of Death | Un dulce olor a muerte | Gabriel Retes | Mexico, Spain, Argentina |
| Strastnoy Boulevard | Strastnoy bulvar | Vladimir Khotinenko | Russia |
| Passion | Passion | Peter Duncan | Australia, United States |
| The Dance | Dansinn | Ágúst Guðmundsson | Iceland |
| Fara | Fara | Abai Karpykov | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| A Time for Defiance | La hora de los valientes | Antonio Mercero | Spain |
| 6:3 Play It Again Tutti | 6:3 avagy, Játszd újra Tutti | Péter Tímár | Hungary |
Awards
- Golden St. George: Will to Live by Kaneto Shindo
- Special Silver St. George: A Time for Defiance by Antonio Mercero
- Silver St. George:
- Best Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson for The Dance
- Best Actor: Farkhad Abdraimov for Fara
- Best Actor: Catherine Frot for The Dilettante
- Prix FIPRESCI: Will to Live by Kaneto Shindo
- Special Mention:
- Honorable Prize: For the contribution to cinema: Marco Bellocchio (director)
References
- ^ "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.