The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008. The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film As Simple as That directed by Reza Mirkarimi.
Jury Liv Ullmann (Norway – Chairman of the Jury) Michael Glawogger (Austria) Irina Rozanova (Russia) Derek Malcolm (Great Britain) Sebastián Alarcón (Chile)
Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country Absurdistan Absurdistan Veit Helmer Germany The War of the Shore Duiande zhangzheng Li Xin China Zift Zift Javor Gardev Bulgaria For My Father Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv Dror Zahavi Israel Days and Clouds Giorni e nuvole Silvio Soldini Italy The Moon and Other Lovers Der Mond und andere Liebhaber Bernd Böhlich Germany Mao Tse Tung Mao Ce Dun Besnik Bisha Albania The Quiet Storm Veðramót Guðný Halldórsdóttir Iceland Once Upon a Time in the Provinces Odnazhdy v provintsii Katya Shagalova Russia The Visitor The Visitor Tom McCarthy United States Virtually a Virgin Majdnem szüz Péter Bacsó Hungary Awaking from a Dream Amanecer de un sueño Freddy Mas Franqueza Spain A Simple Heart Un cœur simple Marion Laine France As Simple as That Be hamin sadegi Reza Mirkarimi Iran Birds of Paradise Rayskie ptitsy Roman Balayan Ukraine The Cherry Orchard Sad Sergei Ovcharov Russia
Awards Golden George: As Simple as That by Reza Mirkarimi Special Jury Prize: Silver George: A Simple Heart by Marion Laine Silver George: Best Director: Javor Gardev for Zift Best Actor : Richard Jenkins for The Visitor Best Actress : Margherita Buy for Days and Clouds Silver George for the best film of the Perspective competition: Cumbia Connection by Rene U. Villareal Lifetime Achievement Award: Takeshi Kitano Stanislavsky Award: Isabelle Huppert FIPRESCI Prize: Once Upon a Time in the Provinces by Katya Shagalova Russian Critics Jury's Prize for Best Film in-competition: As Simple as That by Reza Mirkarimi
References
External links Moscow International Film Festival: 2008 at Internet Movie Database