“MIFF-2019”: winners and red carpet closing ceremony

In the capital ended the 41-th Moscow international film festival.

The ceremony took place in the theatre “Russia”. As the opening on the red carpet once again was not the President of MIFF Nikita Mikhalkov – we already reported that the Director had two surgeries on the thigh, however, according to him, he is aware of all events of the festival: “this year in the main program of the festival was shown the 213 films in the Russian programmes – 134 tape. We have shown films from 64 countries, the session was attended by more than 60 thousand spectators. The event was accredited to more than 6 thousand guests and journalists from different countries” – said Mikhalkov at the closing ceremony.

In competition participated 13 paintings – the main award, the jury headed by South Korean film Director Kim Ki Duk, went to the Kazakh film “personal growth Training” Director Farhat Sharipov.

The jury of the competition

Kim Ki-Duk and Irina Bezrukova

Best Director recognized Italian Valerio Mastandrea for the painting “She laughs”. Best actor – Finn Tommy pored over the movie “the Void”, best actress Soha Nasty for work in the Iranian film “My life in the second year”. Best documentary – the Norwegian band “Because we’re men”, the best short work – “Tiger”. Special jury prize “Silver George” going to China – awarded film Director Zhang Chi for the “marine Life”.

Special prize “For conquest of tops of acting and fidelity to principles of school of K. S. Stanislavsky”. Believe” was presented a few days ago and went to actor and Director Ralph Fiennes for his film “Nureyev. The white Raven”.
Host the closing ceremony was the actress Marina Aleksandrova.