Sunday, June 29, 2008

30th Moscow International Film Festival Award Winners


Yesterday the fest had the closing ceremony and here are the awards winners.

Main Competition

Golden George for Best Film: Be hamin sadegi (As Simple as That), Reza Mir Karimi, Iran

Silver George Special Jury Prize: Un Coeur simple (The Simple Heart), Marion Laine, France
Silver George for Best Director: Javor Gardev for Zift, Bulgaria
Silver George for Best Actor: Richard Jenkins for The Visitor, Thomas McCarthy, USA, 2007
Silver George for Best Actress: Margherita Buy for Giorni e nuvole (Days and Clouds), Silvio Soldini, Italy and Switzerland

FIPRESCI Best Film: Odnazhdy v provintsii (Once Upon a Time in the Provinces), Katya Shagalova, Russia
Russian Film Critics Best Film: Be hamin sadegi (As Simple as That), Reza Mir Karimi, Iran
Audience Award for Best Film: For My Father, Dror Zahavi, Israel
Russian Film Clubs Federation Best Film: Zift, Javor Gardev, Bulgaria

Perspectives Program
Best Film: Cumbia Callera (Cumbia Connection), René Villareal, Mexico
Russian Film Critics Best Film: One Shot, Linda Wendel, Denmark

Russian Program
Russian Film Clubs Federation Best Film: Ne dumay pro belikh obezyan (Don't Think About the White Monkeys), Yury Mamin, Russia

Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema: Takeshi Kitano, Japan
Special Prize “I Believe. K. Stanislavsky” for Outstanding Achievement in the Acting Career and Devotion to the principles of K. Stanislavsky’s school: Isabelle Huppert, France

To check the awards at the fest site go here.

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