The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival 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. The festival honoured Helen Mirren 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 (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: 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 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.
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: 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
External links Moscow International Film Festival: 2011 at Internet Movie Database 1 (82) 2 (83) 3 (84) 4 (85) 5 (86) 6 (87) 7 (88)