The 6th

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first h ...

was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film '' Lucía'' directed by

Humberto Solás Humberto Solás (4 December 1941 – 18 September 2008) was a Cuban film director, credited with directing the film ''Lucía'' (1968), which explored the lives of Cuban women during different periods in Cuban history. His cinematic style borr ...

, the Italian film '' Serafino'' directed by

Pietro Germi Pietro Germi (; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the neorealist and commedia all'Italiana genres. His 1961 film '' Divorce Italian Style'' earned him a ...

and the Soviet film '' We'll Live Till Monday'' directed by Stanislav Rostotsky.

Jury

* Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury) *

Dev Anand Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was ...

(India) *

Vija Artmane Vija Artmane (born Alīda Artmane; 21 August 1929 in Kaive, Sēme Parish – 11 October 2008 in Strenči) was a Latvian theatre and cinema actress. Life and career Childhood Vija Artmane was born Alīda Artmane at the time when Latvia was a s ...

(USSR) * King Vidor (USA) *

Erwin Geschonneck Erwin Geschonneck (27 December 1906 – 12 March 2008) was a German actor. His biggest success occurred in the German Democratic Republic, where he was considered one of the most famous actors of the time. Early life Geschonneck was born in Bart ...

(East Germany) * Anatoli Golovnya (USSR) *

Mbissine Thérèse Diop Mbissine Thérèse Diop (born 1949) is a Senegalese actress best known for her starring role as Diouana in the 1966 Ousmane Sembène film ''Black Girl'' (''La noire de...''), which is often cited as one of the first feature films of African cinema ...

(Senegal) *

Zahari Zhandov Zahari Zhandov ( bg, Захари Жандов) (1 June 1911 – 2 February 1998) was a Bulgarian film director, script writer and cinematographer. He was born on 1 June 1911 in the city of Rousse. At first he studied mathematics and then ad ...

(Bulgaria) * Stanislav Zvonicek (Czechoslovakia) * Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Poland) * Ion Popescu-Gopo (Romania) *

Glauber Rocha Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films '' Black God, Whit ...

(Brazil) *

István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the ...

(Hungary) * Alberto Sordi (Italy) * Yves Ciampi (France) *

Madiha Yousri Madiha Yousri ( ar, مديحة يسري; née Hannouma Habib Khalil Ali ( ar, هنومة حبيب خليل); 3 December 1921 – 29 May 2018) was an Egyptian film and television actress. She starred in dozens of classic Egyptian films over th ...

(Egypt)

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Awards

* Golden Prize: ** '' Lucía'' by

** '' Serafino'' by

** '' We'll Live Till Monday'' by Stanislav Rostotsky * Silver Prizes: ** ''

Playtime ''Playtime'' (stylized as ''PlayTime'' and also written as ''Play Time'') is a 1967 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. In the film, Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, the popular character who had central roles in his earlier films '' Les Vac ...

'' by Jacques Tati ** ''

When You Hear the Bells ''When You Hear the Bells'' ( hr, Kad čuješ zvona) is a 1969 Croatian war film directed by Antun Vrdoljak. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found ...

'' by Antun Vrdoljak * Special Prizes: ** Carol Reed for '' Oliver!'' ** Annelie Thorndike, Andrew Thorndike for '' Diary of a German Woman'' ** Ivan Pyryev for '' The Brothers Karamazov'' * Prizes: ** Best Actor: Ron Moody for '' Oliver!'' ** Best Actor: Tadeusz Łomnicki for ''

Colonel Wolodyjowski ''Pan Michael'' ( pl, Pan Wołodyjowski; also translated into English as ''Sir Michael'' and ''Colonel Wolodyjowski''; literally, ''Sir Wołodyjowski'') is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1887. It is the ...

'' ** Best Actress:

Irina Petrescu Irina Carmen Petrescu (19 June 1941 – 19 March 2013) was a Romanian film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1959 and 2010. She won the award for Best Actress at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival for her role in the 1969 fil ...

for '' A Woman for a Season'' ** Best Actress: Ana María Picchio for ''

Brief Heaven ''Brief Heaven'' ( es, Breve cielo) is a 1969 Argentine film directed by David José Kohon. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival where Ana María Picchio won the award for Best Actress. In a survey of the 100 greatest ...

'' * Diplomas: ** '' Scorched Earth'' by Knut Andersen ** '' Cabascabo'' by

Oumarou Ganda Oumarou Ganda (1935 – 1 January 1981) was a Nigerien director and actor who helped bring African cinema to international attention in the 1960s and 1970s. Life Ganda was born in Niamey, the capital of Niger, in 1935 and was of Djerma ethn ...

** Director: András Kovács for '' Walls'' ** Director of photography: Ivailo Tranchev for '' Tango'' * Prix

FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

: '' Lucía'' by

References

External links

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1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1969 film festivals 1969 in the Soviet Union 1969 in Moscow