# 41st Moscow International Film Festival

The 41st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 18 April to 25 April 2019.
Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov was the president of the festival. South Korean film director Kim Ki-Duk was head of the main jury. The Emperor of Paris was the opening film and Meeting Gorbachev was the closing film. The opening ceremony took place at the Rossiya theatre, hosted by actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya. The closing ceremony took place at the Rossiya cinema, hosted by actress Marina Alexandrova. The Golden Saint George for best picture was awarded to the Kazakh film The Secret of a Leader directed by Farkhat Sharipov.

## Jury
### Main Competition

* Kim Ki-Duk, film director (South Korea) – President of the Jury
* Semih Kaplanoglu, film director & producer (Turkey)
* Valia Santella, film director & screenwriter (Italy)
* Maria Jävenhelmi, film actress (Finland)
* Irina Apeksimova, film actress (Russia)

### Documentary Competition

* Kevin Sim, film director (UK) – President of the Jury
* Boris Karadzhev, film director (Russia)
* Gulbara Tolomushova, film historian (Kyrgyzstan)

### Short film competition

* Alisa Khazanova, film actress and director (Russia) - Chairman of the Jury
* Heidi Zwicker, Sundance festival programmer (U.S.)
* Ognjen Glavonic, film director (Serbia)

## Films in competition
### Main Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In Search of Echo | Háiyáng dòngwù (海洋动物) | Zhang Chi | China |
| Jam | Jam | SABU | Japan |
| Laughing | Ride | Valerio Mastandrea | Italy |
| My Polish Honeymoon | Lune de Miel | Elize Otzenberger | France |
| My Second Year in College | Sal-e Dovvom-e Danehkadeh Man | Rasoul Sadrameli | Iran |
| Saturday Afternoon | Shonibar Bikel | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Bangladesh, Germany |
| Sunday | Voskreseniye | Svetlana Proskurina | Russia |
| The Mover | Tēvs Nakts | Dāvis Sīmanis | Latvia, Germany |
| The Secret of a Leader | The Secret of a Leader | Farkhat Sharipov | Kazakhstan |
| The Sun Above Me Never Sets | Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet | Lybov Borisova | Russia |
| Trap | Kapan | Seyid Çolak | Turkey |
| Void | Tyhjiö | Aleksi Salmenperä | Finland |
| Vongozero: The Outbreak | Epidemiya. Vongozero | Pavel Kostomarov | Russia |

### Documentary Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Anatoly Krupnov. He Was | Anatoly Krupnov. He Was | Datrya Ivankova | Russia |
| Busy Inside | Busy Inside | Olga Lvoff | U.S. |
| Earth | Erde | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Austria |
| In Search of Greatness | In Search of Greatness | Gabe Polsky | U.S. |
| Men's Room | For Vi Er Gutta | Petter Sommer, Jo Vemund Svendsen | Norway |
| Patrimonium | Patrimonium | Carl Olsson | Denmark |
| Winter's Yearning | Håbets Ø | Sidse Torstholm Larsen, Sturla Pilskog | Norway, Greenland, Denmark |

## Awards

* Golden Saint George for Best Film: The Secret of a Leader by Farkhat Sharipov, Kazakhstan
* Silver Saint George Special Jury Prize: In Search of Echo (Háiyáng dòngwù) by Zhang Chi, China
* Silver Saint George for Best Director: Valerio Mastandrea, Laughing, Italy
* Silver Saint George for Best Actor: Tommi Korpela, Void, Finland
* Silver Saint George for Best Actress: Soha Niasti, My Second Year in College, Iran
* Silver Saint George for Best Documentary: Men's Room (For Vi Er Gutta) by Petter Sommer & Jo Vemund Svendsen, Norway
* Silver Saint George for Best Short Film: Tiger (Tigre) by Delphine Deloget, France
* FIPRESCI jury prize: Lune de Miel (My Polish Honeymoon) by Elise Otsenberger, France
* NETPAC jury prize: Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet (The Sun Above Me Never Sets) by Lybov Borisova, Russia
* The Russian film critics' awards
** Jam, by SABU, Japan
** Tyhjiö (Void), by Aleksi Salmenperä, Finland,
** Shonibar Bikel (Saturday Afternoon), by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh
** To Plant a Flag, by Bobbie Peers, Norway (short film)
* Russian Cinema Club club federation awards
** Tēvs Nakts (The Mover), by Dāvis Sīmanis, Latvia, Germany
** Core of the World, by Natalya Mechshaninova, (Russian program)
** Voskreseniye (Sunday), by Svetlana Proskurina, Russia (diploma)
* Audience Award: Min Urduber Kyun Khahan Da Kiirbet (The Sun Above Me Never Sets) by Lybov Borisova, Russia
* 'Kommersant Weekend' weekly's prize: Shonibar Bikel (Saturday Afternoon), by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh
* Audience Award from the festival's official online cinema, OKKO: In Search of Greatness, by Gabe Polsky, U.S.
* Honorary prize for outstanding contribution in the world cinema: Kim Ki-duk (South Korea)
* Special Prize for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of K. Stanislavsky's school: Ralph Fiennes
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