41st Moscow International Film Festival

The 41st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 18 April to 25 April 2019.[1][2][3][4][5]

41st Moscow International Film Festival
LocationMoscow
Founded1959
AwardsGolden George
Festival date18–25 April 2019
Websitehttp://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru

Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov was the president of the festival.South Korean film director Kim Ki-Duk was head of the main jury.The Emperor of Paris was the opening film and Meeting Gorbachev was the closing film.The opening ceremony took place at the Rossiya theatre, hosted by actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya.The closing ceremony took place at the Rossiya cinema, hosted by actress Marina Alexandrova.The Golden Saint George for best picture was awarded to the Kazakh film The Secret of a Leader directed by Farkhat Sharipov.

Jury

Main Competition[6]
  • Kim Ki-Duk, film director (South Korea) – President of the Jury
  • Semih Kaplanoglu, film director & producer (Turkey)
  • Valia Santella, film director & screenwriter (Italy)
  • Maria Jävenhelmi, film actress (Finland)
  • Irina Apeksimova, film actress (Russia)
Documentary Competition[7]
  • Kevin Sim, film director (UK) – President of the Jury
  • Boris Karadzhev, film director (Russia)
  • Gulbara Tolomushova, film historian (Kyrgyzstan)
Short film competition [8]
  • Alisa Khazanova, film actress and director (Russia) - Chairman of the Jury
  • Heidi Zwicker, Sundance festival programmer (U.S.)
  • Ognjen Glavonic, film director (Serbia)

Films in competition

Main Competition[9]
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
In Search of EchoHáiyáng dòngwùZhang ChiChina
JamJamSABUJapan
LaughingRideValerio MastandreaItaly
My Polish HoneymoonLune de MielElize OtzenbergerFrance
My Second Year in CollegeSal-e Dovvom-e Danehkadeh ManRasoul SadrameliIran
Saturday AfternoonShonibar BikelMostofa Sarwar FarookiBangladesh, Germany
SundayVoskreseniyeSvetlana ProskurinaRussia
The MoverTēvs NaktsDāvis SīmanisLatvia, Germany
The Secret of a LeaderThe Secret of a LeaderFarkhat SharipovKazakhstan
The Sun Above Me Never SetsMin Urduber Kyun Khahan Da KiirbetLybov BorisovaRussia
TrapKapanSeyid ÇolakTurkey
VoidTyhjiöAleksi SalmenperäFinland
Vongozero: The OutbreakEpidemiya. VongozeroPavel KostomarovRussia
Documentary Competition [10]
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Anatoly Krupnov. He WasAnatoly Krupnov. He WasDatrya IvankovaRussia
Busy InsideBusy InsideOlga LvoffU.S.
EarthErdeNikolaus GeyrhalterAustria
In Search of GreatnessIn Search of GreatnessGabe PolskyU.S.
Men's RoomFor Vi Er GuttaPetter Sommer, Jo Vemund SvendsenNorway
PatrimoniumPatrimoniumCarl OlssonDenmark
Winter's YearningHåbets ØSidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla PilskogNorway, Greenland, Denmark

Awards

  • Golden Saint George for Best Film: The Secret of a Leader by Farkhat Sharipov, Kazakhstan
  • Silver Saint George Special Jury Prize: In Search of Echo (Háiyáng dòngwù) by Zhang Chi, China
  • Silver Saint George for Best Director: Valerio Mastandrea, Laughing, Italy
  • Silver Saint George for Best Actor: Tommi Korpela, Void, Finland
  • Silver Saint George for Best Actress: Soha Niasti, My Second Year in College, Iran
  • Silver Saint George for Best Documentary: Men's Room (For Vi Er Gutta) by Petter Sommer & Jo Vemund Svendsen, Norway
  • Silver Saint George for Best Short Film: Tiger (Tigre) by Delphine Deloget, France
  • FIPRESCI jury prize: Lune de Miel (My Polish Honeymoon) by Elise Otsenberger, France
  • NETPAC jury prize: Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet (The Sun Above Me Never Sets) by Lybov Borisova, Russia
  • The Russian film critics' awards
  • Russian Cinema Club club federation awards
    • Tēvs Nakts (The Mover), by Dāvis Sīmanis, Latvia, Germany
    • Core of the World, by Natalya Mechshaninova, (Russian program)
    • Voskreseniye (Sunday), by Svetlana Proskurina, Russia (diploma)
  • Audience Award: Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet (The Sun Above Me Never Sets) by Lybov Borisova, Russia
  • 'Kommersant Weekend' weekly's prize: Shonibar Bikel (Saturday Afternoon), by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh
  • Audience Award from the festival's official online cinema, OKKO: In Search of Greatness, by Gabe Polsky, U.S.
  • Honorary prize for outstanding contribution in the world cinema: Kim Ki-duk (South Korea)
  • Special Prize for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of K. Stanislavsky's school: Ralph Fiennes

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