In the competitive program of this year announced 11 films.
Ornella Muti
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Prizes of the festival
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It became known yesterday that legendary Italian actress
Ornella Muti will come to the end of June in Moscow to become a member of the jury of the festival. His
consent star confirmed just a few hours before the official
the press-conference where was announced the main competition program and named
the names of three more members of the jury. They were the Director and producer from Finland Jorn
Johan Donner, the Director and writer albert Serra (Spain), Director and producer
Mirkarimi Reza (Iran).
Program Director of MIFF, film critic Cyril Razlogov and
Director of public relations of the festival Peter Shepotinnik submitted movies
to be eligible this year to win. This is the “CRESTED IBIS” (directed
Liang Qiao. China), “HELL” (directed Fenar Ahmad. Denmark), “SELFIE” (directed
Victor Garcia león, Spain), “SYMPHONY FOR ANA” (directed by Ernesto Ardito,
Virna Molina, Argentina), “ZVEZDICE” (directed by visa Koiso-Kanttila,
Finland), “APRIL SLEEP LENGTH IN THREE YEARS” (directed by Ryutaro Nakagawa
Japan), “ORDINARY MAN” (Director Kim Pangan, Republic of Korea), “the BEST
Of the WORLDS” (directed by Adrian Goggingen, Germany), “jump INTO the WATER” (directed
Mustafa Sarwar Faruki, Bangladesh/ India). Russia this year represent the two
picture: “FROZEN CARP” (directed by Vladimir Kott, Russia) and “BUY
ME” (Director Vadim Perelman, Russia).
Recall that Perelman was a Director of the TV series “Betrayal” and “Ashes”.
In the film world, he became known as a Director of feature films. It
debut picture “House of sand and fog” is considered to be one of the best
drum, taken in the twenty-first century.
Kirill Razlogov and Peter Shepotinnik
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At the press conference were presented
the official prizes of the updated design: statuette “Golden George” and “Silver
George”, special prize “I BELIEVE. For conquest of tops of acting and
fidelity to principles of school of K. S. Stanislavsky” and a special prize Chopard
Trophy, designed to appreciate the talent of the young actors of the Russian cinema.
The award depicts a gold-plated film, rising up on
the spiral also symbolizes the ascent of young actors to success and vertices
the actor’s art. Once the now famous Marion Cotillard, Audrey Tautou, Léa
Seydoux at the beginning of his career was awarded the same prize Chopard
Trophy in Cannes.
“The festival program is diverse, diverse, it
a set of different programs, different movies and different people. We aim to invite
curators who make those programs that interest them,” – said Kirill
Razlogov. According to Peter Shepotinnik, the festival is still on
the stage of formation. In particular, it is not yet known films opening and closing
The 39th Moscow international film festival.
The prize of the Moscow international film festival
Photo: press service of the Moscow international film festival
The prize of the Moscow international film festival
Photo: press service of the Moscow international film festival
For the first time, the festival will host the program
VR-VR movie Russian Seasons, which is supervised by Director George
Fellows. This program is spherical works created for viewing in
the virtual reality helmets. The spherical movie is created using
special cameras, shooting in 360 degrees. Putting on the helmet of a virtual
reality, the viewer can see the image, not limited by the framework of conventional
frame, and, to some extent, is the co-Director and co-operator of the
the work, which he is looking.
This year residents
several cities of Russia for the first time will be able
to see the most high-profile premieres of the festival’s programs simultaneously with the Moscow
guests of the festival. Special screenings will be held in Kazan, Kaliningrad,
Saint-Petersburg and Yekaterinburg from June 30 to July 2.