The 33rd

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (, Transliteration, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is a film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959. From its inception to ...

was held from 23 June to 2 July 2011. The Golden George was awarded to the Spanish drama film '' The Waves'' directed by Alberto Morais. The festival opened with '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' directed by

Michael Bay Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special eff ...

. The festival honoured

Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (; born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov; 26 July 1945) is an English actor. With a career spanning over six decades of Helen Mirren on screen and stage, screen and stage, List of awards and nominations received by Helen Mirre ...

with Stanislavsky Award and closed with her film '' The Debt'' directed by John Madden.

Jury

Main Competition Jury

The members of main competition jury: * Geraldine Chaplin (United States, United Kingdom) - Chairman of the Jury *

Amos Gitai Amos Gitai () is an artist and an Israelis, Israeli filmmaker, born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel. Gitai's work was presented in several major retrospectives in Pompidou Center in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Lincoln Center for ...

(Israel) * Nikolai Dostal (Russian) * Károly Makk (Hungary) * Javier Martin Dominguez (Spain)

"Perspectives" Competition Jury

The members of "Perspectives" Competition Jury: * Miroljub Vuckovic (Serbia) - Chairman of the Jury * Alexander Kott (Russian) * Ermek Shinarbayev (Kazakhstan)

Documentary competition Jury

The members of Documentary competition Jury: *

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(United Kingdom) * Tue Steen Müller (Denmark) * Alexander Gutman (Russian)

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition: The following films were selected for the Perspectives competition: The following films were selected for the Documentary competition:

Non-Competing Programmes

8 ½ Films

* '' Carlos'' directed by

Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas (; born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his eclectic filmography, consisting of slow-burning Period Piece Films, period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs, an ...

* '' Lozhkovilka'' directed by Yasbir Singh Ghuman Jr. * ''

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'' directed by

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series ''Secret Summer'', von Trier's career has spanned more than five decad ...

* '' The Mill and the Cross'' directed by Lech Majewski * ''

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia ''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' () is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead ...

'' directed by

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (; born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 67th Cannes Film Festival, while s ...

* '' Neds'' directed by Peter Mullan * '' Pina'' directed by

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, Venice International Film ...

* '' 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'' *'' 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'' *''

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'' *'' 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'' *''

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Wild Nights

* '' Love.net'' directed by Ilian Djevelekov * ''

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'' 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 Michel Hazanavicius ( ; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for his 2011 film, ''The Artist (film), The Artist'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Aw ...

* '' The Beaver'' directed by

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as leading actress in film. She has received List of awards and nominations re ...

* '' Vallanzasca – Gli angeli del male'' directed by

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Belloc ...

* '' 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''.

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''. *''

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'' directed by

Julie Taymor Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'' debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Awards, Tony Award nominations, with ...

*'' The Queen'' directed by

Stephen Frears Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous a ...

*'' 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'' *''

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'' *'' Imbued''

Béla Tarr

The festival paid Tribute to Hungarian film director

Béla Tarr Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film '' Family Nest'' (1979), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordi ...

. * '' Szabadgyalog / The Outsider'' * '' Werckmeister harmóniák / Werckmeister Harmonies'' * '' Panelkapcsolat / The Prefab People'' * ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'' * '' 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: * 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 Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Sánchez (1940 in La Felguera – 23 September 2015) was a Spanish theatre director, writer, actor and lecturer. He won the 2000 Goya award for Best New Actor for his performance as Vecino in '' Solas''. He died on 23 Se ...

for '' The Waves'' ** Best Actress: Urszula Grabowska for ''

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'' ** Jury Special Mention: Ivan Vladimirov and Valeri Yordanov for ''

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'' ** 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:

* People's Choice Award: '' Montevideo, God Bless You!'' by Dragan Bjelogrlić

References

External links

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