Moscow International Film Festival (Russian : Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль , translit. Moskóvskiy myezhdoonaródniy kinofyestivál ; abbreviated as MIFF ), is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959.[ 1] Karlovy Vary festival . The festival has been held annually since 1995.
The festival's top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of Moscow . Nikita Mikhalkov has been the festival's president since 2000. Over the years the Stanislavsky Award —"I Believe. Konstantin Stanislavsky" for acting achievements was awarded to Jack Nicholson , Jeanne Moreau , Meryl Streep , Harvey Keitel , Fanny Ardant , Daniel Olbrychski , Gérard Depardieu , Oleg Yankovsky , Isabelle Huppert , Emmanuelle Beart , Helen Mirren . In 2012 this prize was awarded to French actress Catherine Deneuve .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Brazilian director Hector Babenco . Among the members of the Jury were prominent filmmakers from different countries: the famous French director and actor Jean-Marc Barr ; the Bulgarian director Javor Gardev; Adriana Chiesa di Palma, a producer from Italy ; Sergei Loban from Russia . The "Perspectives" Jury was chaired by the filmmaker Marina Razbezhkina (Russia). The program director of the Festival is Kirill Razlogov.[ 5] [ 6]
Winners [ edit ] Grand Prix (1959–1967) [ edit ] Golden Prize (1969–1987) [ edit ]
Serafino Pietro Germi )We'll Live Till Monday Stanislav Rostotsky )
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! Kaneto Shindō )The White Bird Marked with Black Yuri Ilyenko )
Affection Ludmil Staikov )
Dersu Uzala Akira Kurosawa )We All Loved Each Other So Much Ettore Scola )
El puente Juan Antonio Bardem )Mimino Georgi Daneliya )
Siete días de enero Juan Antonio Bardem )Camera Buff Krzysztof Kieślowski )
The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone Nguyen Hong Shen )Teheran 43 Aleksandr Alov , Vladimir Naumov )
Alsino and the Condor Miguel Littín )Vassa Gleb Panfilov )
A Soldier's Story Norman Jewison )The Descent of the Nine Christos Shopakhas )
Golden St. George (1989–2003) [ edit ]
1989 – The Icicle Thief Maurizio Nichetti )1991 – Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea Karen Gevorkian )1993 – Me Ivan, You Abraham Yolande Zauberman )1995 – not awarded1997 – Marvin's Room Jerry Zaks )1999 – Will to Live Kaneto Shindō )2000 – Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease Krzysztof Zanussi )2001 – The Believer Henry Bean )2002 – Resurrection Paolo and Vittorio Taviani )2003 – The End of a Mystery Miguel Hermoso )
Golden George (2004–) [ edit ]
2004 – Our Own Dmitry Meskhiev , Russia)2005 – Dreaming of Space Alexei Uchitel , Russia)2006 – About Sara Othman Karim , Sweden)2007 – Travelling with Pets Vera Storozheva , Russia)2008 – As Simple as That Reza Mirkarimi , Iran)2009 – Pete on the Way to Heaven Nikolay Dostal , Russia)2010 – Hermano Marcel Rasquin , Venezuela)
2011 – Las olas Alberto Morais , Spain)
2012 – Junkhearts Tinge Krishnan , UK)
2013 – Particle Erdem Tepegöz , Turkey)2014 – My Man Kazuyoshi Kumakiri , Japan)
References [ edit ]
^ [1] , News^ [2] The Moscow News ^ [3] Russkiy Mir Foundation (JUL 4, 2011) HELEN MIRREN RECEIVES STANISLAVSKY PRIZE AT MOSCOW FILM FESTIVAL^ [4] The Voice of Russia (31 May 2013) Moscow International Film Festival announces line-up^ [5] Moscow International Film Festival (undated) History^ [6] Moscow International Film Festival (31 May 2012) NAMES OF 34th MIFF JURY MEMBERS ARE REVEALED
See also [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Moscow International Film Festival
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Awards
Moscow International Film Festival Main Award
1959-1967Grand Prix
1969-1987Golden Prize
1989 -Golden St. George
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