6th Moscow International Film Festival
| Location | Moscow, USSR |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 7-22 July 1969 |
| Website | http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru |
The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July, 1969.[1] The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film Lucía directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film Serafino directed by Pietro Germi and the Soviet film We'll Live Till Monday directed by Stanislav Rostotsky.
Jury
- Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury)
- Dev Anand (India)
- Vija Artmane (USSR)
- King Vidor (USA)
- Erwin Geschonneck (East Germany)
- Anatoli Golovnya (USSR)
- Mbissine Thérèse Diop (Senegal)
- Zahari Zhandov (Bulgaria)
- Stanislav Zvonicek (Czechoslovakia)
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland)
- Ion Popescu-Gopo (Romania)
- Glauber Rocha (Brazil)
- István Szabó (Hungary)
- Alberto Sordi (Italy)
- Yves Ciampi (France)
- Madiha Yousri (Egypt)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brothers Karamazov | Bratya Karamazovy | Ivan Pyryev | Soviet Union |
| Jazz All Around | Midt i en jazztid | Knud Leif Thomsen | Denmark |
| Time to Live | Le Temps de vivre | Bernard Paul | France |
| Playtime | Playtime | Jacques Tati | France, Italy |
| Scorched Earth | Brent jord | Knut Andersen | Norway |
| 2000 Weeks | 2000 Weeks | Tim Burstall | Australia |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Stanley Kubrick | Great Britain, United States |
| The Lost Generation | Falak | András Kovács | Hungary |
| Diary of a German Woman | Diary of a German Woman | Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike | East Germany |
| We'll Live Till Monday | Доживём до понедельника, Dozhivyom do ponedelnika | Stanislav Rostotsky | Soviet Union |
| Palaver | Palaver | Emile Degelin | Belgium |
| A Woman for a Season | O femeie pentru un anotimp | Gheorghe Vitanidis | Romania |
| Here, Beneath the North Star | Täällä Pohjantähden alla | Edvin Laine | Finland |
| Cabascabo | Cabascabo | Oumarou Ganda | Niger |
| When You Hear the Bells | Kad čuješ zvona | Antun Vrdoljak | Yugoslavia |
| The Lanfier Colony | Kolonie Lanfieri | Jan Schmidt | Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union |
| The Corridor | Korridoren | Jan Halldoff | Sweden |
| Chay min el hauf | Chay min el hauf | Hussein Kamal | Egypt |
| Lucía | Lucía | Humberto Solás | Cuba |
| Oliver! | Oliver! | Carol Reed | Great Britain |
| Colonel Wolodyjowski | Pan Wolodyjowski | Jerzy Hoffman | Poland |
| Ayúdeme usted compadre | Ayúdeme usted compadre | Germán Becker | Chile |
| River Without a Bridge | Hashi no nai kawa | Tadashi Imai | Japan |
| Nawab sirajuddaula | Nawab sirajuddaula | Khan Ataur Rahman | Pakistan |
| The Wanton of Spain | La celestina | César Fernández Ardavín | Spain, West Germany |
| Serafino | Serafino | Pietro Germi | Italy, France |
| Simón Bolívar | Simón Bolívar | Alessandro Blasetti | Italy, Spain |
| Megh-o-roudra | Megh-o-roudra | Arundhati Devi | India |
| Seven Days Grace | Sieben Tage Frist | Alfred Vohrer | West Germany |
| Tango | Tango | Vasil Mirchev | Bulgaria |
| Brief Heaven | Breve cielo | David José Kohon | Argentina |
| Morning | Ogloo | Dejidiin Jigjid | Mongolia |
Awards
- Golden Prize:
- Special Prize: Ivan Pyryev for The Brothers Karamazov
- Silver Prizes:
- Special Prizes:
- Prizes:
- Best Actor: Ron Moody for Oliver!
- Best Actor: Tadeusz Łomnicki for Colonel Wolodyjowski
- Best Actress: Irina Petrescu for A Woman for a Season
- Best Actress: Ana María Picchio for Brief Heaven
- Diplomas:
- Scorched Earth by Knut Andersen
- Cabascabo by Oumarou Ganda
- Director: András Kovács for The Lost Generation
- Director of photography: Ivailo Tranchev for Tango
- Prix FIPRESCI: Lucía by Humberto Solás
References
- ^ "6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969)". MIFF. Retrieved 2012-12-17.