The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film Will to Live directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Jury Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury) Florestano Vancini (Italy) Adam Greenberg (United States) Shahla Nahid (France) Tolomush Okeyev (Kyrgyzstan) Valery Todorovsky (Russia) Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain) Katia Tchenko (France)
Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Kite Saranggola Gil Portes Philippines Outlaw Ormai è fatta! Enzo Monteleone Italy Guinevere Guinevere Audrey Wells United States Dirty Linen Panni sporchi Mario Monicelli Italy The Dilettante La Dilettante Pascal Thomas France Will to Live Ikitai Kaneto Shindo Japan Ambush Rakujarven Olli Saarela Finland Black Out p.s. Red Out Black Out p.s. Red Out Menelaos Karamaghiolis Greece, France, Portugal The Building Chung cu Việt Linh Vietnam Traveller O Viajante Paulo César Saraceni Brazil A Sweet Scent of Death Un dulce olor a muerte Gabriel Retes Mexico, Spain, Argentina Strastnoy Boulevard Strastnoy bulvar Vladimir Khotinenko Russia Passion Passion Peter Duncan Australia, United States The Dance Dansinn Ágúst Guðmundsson Iceland Fara Fara Abai Karpykov Russia, Kazakhstan A Time for Defiance La hora de los valientes Antonio Mercero Spain 6:3 Play It Again Tutti 6:3 avagy, Játszd újra Tutti Péter Tímár Hungary
Awards Golden St. George: Will to Live by Kaneto Shindo Special Silver St. George: A Time for Defiance by Antonio Mercero Silver St. George: Best Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson for The Dance Best Actor: Farkhad Abdraimov for Fara Best Actress: Catherine Frot for The Dilettante Prix FIPRESCI: Will to Live by Kaneto Shindo Special Mention: Traveller by Paulo César Saraceni Strastnoy Boulevard by Vladimir Khotinenko Honorable Prize: For the contribution to cinema: Marco Bellocchio (director)
References
External links Moscow International Film Festival: 1999 at Internet Movie Database