The 30th Moscow International Film Festival closed after a ten-day run over the weekend. Here are the winners of the main awards:
GOLD ST. GEORGE for best film
As Simple as That, director Reza Mir Karimi (Iran)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
The Simple Heart, director Marion Lane (France)
SILVER ST. GEORGE for best director
Javor Gardev, Zift (Bulgaria)
BEST ACTOR
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
BEST ACTRESS
Margherita Buy, Days and Clouds
PERSPECTIVES COMPETITION AWARD
Cumbia Connection, director Rene U. Villareal (Mexico)
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Takeshi Kitano
KONSTANTIN STANISLAVSKY “I BELIEVE” AWARD
Isabelle Huppert
FIPRESCI AWARD
Once Upon a Time in the Provinces, director Katya Shagalova
FILM CRITICS AWARD for best film
As Simple as That
FILM CRITICS PERSPECTIVES COMPETITION AWARD
One Shot, Linda Wendel
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
For My Father, director Dror Zahavi (Israel/Germany)
RUSSIAN FILM CLUBS FEDERATION BEST FILM AWARD
Zift, Javor Gardev