33rd Moscow International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Debt |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Golden George (The Waves) |
| Number of films |
37 Films (In Competition) 151 Films (Out of Competition) 38 (Short Films) 18 Films (In Tributes and Honors)[1] |
| Festival date | 23 June–2 July 2011 |
| Website | Website |
The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 2 July 2011. The Golden George was awarded to the Venezuelan drama film The Waves directed by Alberto Morais.[1]
The festival opened with Transformers: Dark of the Moon directed by Michael Bay.[2][3] The festival honoured Helen Mirren with Stanislavsky Award and closed with her film The Debt directed by John Madden.[4][5]
Jury
Main Competition Jury
The members of main competition jury:[1]
- Geraldine Chaplin (United States, United Kingdom) - Chairman of the Jury
- Amos Gitai (Israel)
- Nikolai Dostal (Russian)
- Károly Makk (Hungary)
- Javier Martin Dominguez (Spain)
"Perspectives" Competition Jury
The members of "Perspectives" Competition Jury:[1]
- Miroljub Vuckovic (Serbia) - Chairman of the Jury
- Alexander Kott (Russian)
- Ermek Shinarbayev (Kazakhstan)
Documentary competition Jury
The members of Documentary competition Jury:[1]
- Michael Apted (United Kingdom)
- Tue Steen Müller (Denmark)
- Alexander Gutman (Russian)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return | Visszatérés | Judit Elek | Hungary, Romania, Sweden |
| Waves | Las Olas | Alberto Morais | Spain |
| The Other Family | La Otra familia | Gustavo Loza | Mexico |
| Name of the devil | W imieniu diabła | Barbara Sass | Poland |
| Joanna | Joanna | Feliks Falk | Poland |
| Sneakers | Ketsove | Ivan Vladimirov and Valeri Yordanov | Bulgaria |
| The Perfect Life | La Vita Facile | Lucio Pellegrini | Italy |
| Revenge: A Love Story | Fùchóu zhě zhī sǐ | Wong Ching-po | Hong Kong |
| I Can Not Live Without You | Ushenod mgoni movkvdebi | Levan Tutberidze | Georgia |
| Montevideo, God Bless You! | Montevideo, Bog te video | Dragan Bjelogrlić | Serbia |
| Postcard | Ichimai no hagaki | Kaneto Shindo | Japan |
| American Translation | American Translation | Pascal Arnold and Jean-Marc Barr | France |
| Heart's Boomerang | Serdtsa bumerang | Nicholas Khomeriki | Russia |
| Tabu: The Soul Is a Stranger on Earth | Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden | Christoph Stark | Austria, Germany, Luxembourg |
| Leaving | Odcházení | Václav Havel | Czech Republic |
| Chapiteau Show | Chapiteau-show | Sergei Loban | Russia |
| The escalation | Escalade | Charlotte Silvera | France, Spain |
The following films were selected for the Perspectives competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tape End | Tape End | Ludwig Wüst | Austria |
| Anarchy in Zhirmunai | Anarchija Žirmūnuose | Saulius Drunga | Lithuania, Hungary |
| Bugs | BUGgY | Andrew Bogatirev | Russia |
| Gakku | Gakku | Gaziz Nasyrov | Kazakhstan |
| The House under the Water | Khaneye zire âb | Sepideh Farsi | Morocco, Germany, the Netherlands, Iran, France |
| Liao Wai | Lao Wai | Fabienne Gaillard | China |
| My Sex Life | Viaţa mea sexuală | Cornel Popa Jorge | Romania |
| Undercurrent | Brim | Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson | Iceland |
| Secret Objects | Samoolui bimil | Lee Young Mi | South Korea |
| Snowy child | Snowchild | Uta Arning | Germany, Japan, Singapore |
| The Barrens | The Steppes | Rob Nilsson | USA |
| Street jew | Rue Huvelin | Munir Maasri | Lebanon |
| Hour ago | Hora menos | Frank Spano | Venezuela, Spain, Brazil |
The following films were selected for the Documentary competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hell and Back Again | Hell and Back Again | Danfung Dennis | USA |
| Evening country | Abendland | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Austria |
| Marathon Boy | Marathon Boy | Gemma Atwal | Britain, India, United States |
| Ramin | Ramin | Audrius Stonys | Latvia, Georgia, Lithuania |
| Senna | Senna | Asif Kapadia | Britain, France |
| Happy People: A Year in the Taiga | Happy People: A Year in the Taiga | Werner Herzog and Dmitry Vasiukov | Germany |
| Czech Dream | Český sen | Vít Klusák and Filip Remunda | Czech Republic, United Kingdom |
Non-Competing Programmes
8 ½ Films
- Carlos directed by Olivier Assayas
- Lozhkovilka directed by Yasbir Singh Ghuman Jr.
- Melancholia directed by Lars von Trier
- The Mill and the Cross directed by Lech Majewski
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Neds directed by Peter Mullan
- Pina directed by Wim Wenders
- Black Venus directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Walk away Renée directed by Jonathan Caouette
Werner Herzog, The Adventurer
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God
- The White Diamond
- Woyzeck
- Cobra Verde
- The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
- Heart of Glass
- Stroszek
- Where the Green Ants Dream
- Fitzcarraldo
Sam Peckinpah
- The Ballad of Cable Hogue
- The Wild Bunch
- Convoy
- Major Dundee
- Junior Bonner
- The Getaway
- Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
- Ride the High Country
- Straw Dogs
- The Killer Elite
Wild Nights
- Love.net directed by Ilian Djevelekov
- Michael directed by Markus Schleinzer
- Bedevilled directed by Jang Cheol-soo
- 6 Days on Earth directed by Varo Venturi
- I Saw the Devil directed by Kim Jee-woon
Gala
- Arrietty directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
- The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius
- The Beaver directed by Jodie Foster
- Vallanzasca – Gli angeli del male directed by Michele Placido
- Mishen directed by Alexander Zeldovich
- Five brides directed by Karen Hovhannisyan
The festival also included Italian cinema today, Media Forum, New wave, Russian Film Program, Films of world cinema (showcasing films which contains elements of Russian culture), Free Thought, Made in Spain and Short Films Corner.[6]
Tributes and Honors
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren was honored at the festival and four of her films were screened at the festival, including the festival's closing night film The Debt.
- The Tempest directed by Julie Taymor
- The Queen directed by Stephen Frears
- The Last Station directed by Michael Hoffman
Rob Nilsson
The festival paid Tribute to American film director Rob Nilsson and screened four of his films at the festival.
- Heat and Sunlight
- Northern Lights
- Need
- Imbued
Béla Tarr
The festival paid Tribute to Hungarian film director Béla Tarr.
- Szabadgyalog / The Outsider
- Werckmeister harmóniák / Werckmeister Harmonies
- Panelkapcsolat / The Prefab People
- Macbeth
- Őszi almanach / Autumn Almanac
- Kárhozat / Damnation
- Sátántangó / Satan's Tango
- Családi tűzfészek / Family Nest
- A torinói ló / The Turin Horse
- A londoni férfi / The Man from London
Awards
The winners at the festival:[7]
- Golden George: The Waves by Alberto Morais
- Special Jury Prize: Silver George: Chapiteau Show by Sergei Loban
- Silver George:
- Best Director: Wong Ching-po for Revenge: A Love Story
- Best Actor: Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa for The Waves
- Best Actress: Urszula Grabowska for Joanna
- Jury Special Mention: Ivan Vladimirov and Valeri Yordanov for Sneakers
- Best film of the Perspective competition: Anarchy in Zhirmunai by Saulius Drunga
- Special mention of the jury: Bugs by Andrew Bogatirev
- Best film of the documentary competition: Hell and Back Again by Danfung Dennis
- Lifetime Achievement Award: John Malkovich
- Stanislavsky Award: Helen Mirren
- People's Choice Award: Montevideo, God Bless You! by Dragan Bjelogrlić
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "33rd Moscow International Film Festival (2011)". MIFF. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Transformers: Dark of the Moon's World Premiere at Moscow Film Festival with Linkin Park". Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Opening MIFF frustrated viewers". LifeNews. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Helen Mirren Awarded at MIFF". Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Moscow Film Festival closed". Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Italian cinema has been one of the protagonists of the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival!". Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Just become known first 33 winners of MIFF". Retrieved 2014-01-10.
External links
- Moscow International Film Festival: 2011 at Internet Movie Database
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