21st Moscow International Film Festival

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21st Moscow International Film Festival
Location Moscow, Russia
Founded1959
AwardsGrand Prix
Festival date19–29 July 1999
Website Website

The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. [1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film Will to Live directed by Kaneto Shindo.

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Jury

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(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

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References

  1. "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.