The 41st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 18 April to 25 April 2019.
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 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 Kevin Sim, film director (UK) – President of the Jury Boris Karadzhev, film director (Russia) Gulbara Tolomushova, film historian (Kyrgyzstan)
Short film competition 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
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
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 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 Jam, by SABU, Japan Tyhjiö (Void), by Aleksi Salmenperä, Finland, Shonibar Bikel (Saturday Afternoon), by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh To Plant a Flag, by Bobbie Peers, Norway (short film) 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 Sources:
References
External links Moscow International Film Festival: 2019 at Internet Movie Database Moscow Film Festival: 2019 at Moscow Film Festival