41st Moscow International Film Festival

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

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

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]
Documentary Competition[7]
Short film competition [8]

Films in competition

Main Competition[9]
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Search of Echo Háiyáng dòngwù (海洋动物) Zhang Chi China
Jam Jam SABU Japan
Laughing Ride Valerio Mastandrea Italy
My Polish Honeymoon Lune de Miel Elize Otzenberger France
My Second Year in College Sal-e Dovvom-e Danehkadeh Man Rasoul Sadrameli Iran
Saturday Afternoon Shonibar Bikel Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Bangladesh, Germany
Sunday Voskreseniye Svetlana Proskurina Russia
The Mover Tēvs Nakts Dāvis Sīmanis Latvia, Germany
The Secret of a Leader The Secret of a Leader Farkhat Sharipov Kazakhstan
The Sun Above Me Never Sets Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet Lybov Borisova Russia
Trap Kapan Seyid Çolak Turkey
Void Tyhjiö Aleksi Salmenperä Finland
Vongozero: The Outbreak Epidemiya. Vongozero Pavel Kostomarov Russia
Documentary Competition [10]
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Anatoly Krupnov. He Was Anatoly Krupnov. He Was Datrya Ivankova Russia
Busy Inside Busy Inside Olga Lvoff U.S.
Earth Erde Nikolaus Geyrhalter Austria
In Search of Greatness In Search of Greatness Gabe Polsky U.S.
Men's Room For Vi Er Gutta Petter Sommer, Jo Vemund Svendsen Norway
Patrimonium Patrimonium Carl Olsson Denmark
Winter's Yearning Håbets Ø Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog Norway, Greenland, Denmark

Awards

Sources:[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "41st Moscow International Film Festival (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Opening Ceremony of the 41st MIFF (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Main Prizes of the 41st MIFF (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Closing Ceremony of the 41st MIFF (2019)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "First Awards of the 41st MIFF (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Main Competition jury press conference report (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Documentary Competition jury press conference report (2019)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Short film Competition jury press conference report (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Main Competition films (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Documentary Competition films (2019)". MIFF. Retrieved 6 July 2020.