MIFF: Closing Ceremony Arrivals and Winners (Pics)
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- Published on Friday, 02 May 2025 14:34
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The closing ceremony of the 47th Moscow International Film Festival was held at the Rossiya Theatre. The winner of the Golden St. George for Best Film was the Indian film Elysium, and Pradeep Kurba also won for Best Director.
The winner of the Russian Premieres competition was the film Hello to My Husband by director Anton Maslov.
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In total, this year's festival programs featured more than 200 films from 50 countries, including Argentina, China, France, India, the USA, Italy, Mexico, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Bolivia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Ireland, Lebanon and others.
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The main competition featured 13 films from 13 countries, the Documentary Film Competition featured 8 films from 6 countries, and the Short Film Competition featured 13 films from 9 countries. The Russian Premieres Competition featured 7 films.
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The host of the ceremony was actor Alexey Chadov. The first festival prize was awarded for the best short film. The jury of this competition included Russian actress Yulia Khlynina, Italian director, producer, actor Fabio Massa and the chairman of the jury – Turkish actor, director, screenwriter Erkan Kolchak Köstendil.
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Erkan Kolçak Kestendil : "I am very proud to have had the privilege of working at one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. Short films can teach us a lot and tell us about the future of cinema, and we, as jury members, tried to be attentive and diligent students."
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The jury awarded the Russian film "Tango" by director Fyodor Malyshev a diploma.
Silver Saint George for Best Short Film – "The Dance of the Bee", directed by Von Cortizo, Spain
Von Cortizo : "I want to thank my grandfather and great-grandfather, who inspired me to make this film. And thank you to my son, who motivated me to make this film, and to my wife. And I would also like to thank all the visually impaired people who helped make this film. I hope it will help to make more good films for visually impaired people."
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The documentary film competition of the 47th Moscow International Film Festival was judged by Russian cameraman and director Irina Uralskaya, Brazilian director, cameraman, producer Bruno Jorge and the chairman of the jury – American professor, writer, screenwriter and public figure Peter Kuznick.
The Russian film "Zimnik" by Yuri Dorokhin was awarded a special mention by the jury .
Silver Saint George for Best Documentary Film – Aunt Hu and Her Garden of Eden, directed by Pan Zhiqi, China
Pan Zhiqi: "It took me more than 10 years to make this film. In this era of rapid development of technology and humanities, I always wonder about my manual filming method – why, actually, are we filming. But when my heroine was faced with the question of her son's life and death, she remembered the story of Pavel Korchagin and thus inspired her son. The strong-willed Korchagin, the kind-hearted Aunt Hu, or the happiness-seeking Katerina from the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" – these are the heroes who make us stronger in the face of any difficulties. Thank you for this prize, which strengthened my faith in my future work! I will continue to make films about how ordinary people pave the way for us with their lives."
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The winner of the Russian Premieres competition this year was chosen by director and screenwriter Anna Matison, producer and media manager Sergei Titinkov and director, screenwriter, actor and producer Vladimir Grammatikov.
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Vladimir Grammatikov : "We had a very difficult job with a complex program, which included very different films, so we didn't come to a consensus right away."
"Silver Saint George" for the best film of the "Russian Premieres" competition - "Hello to My Husband", directed by Anton Maslov, Russia
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Anton Maslov : "Just do everything your wife says, and you will get to the Moscow International Film Festival. And to win here, the script must be written by your wife - Maria Maslova. This competition program was incredible, and to receive a prize here is great luck. Many films from this program, like ours, will soon be released, and I really want you to see them in cinemas."
The jury of the main competition of the 47th Moscow International Film Festival included actress Maryana Spivak (Russia), actor, director and producer John Robinson (USA), director and screenwriter Alexei German Jr. (Russia), director, screenwriter and producer Cornel Gheorghita (Romania-France), actress, singer, TV presenter, entrepreneur, producer Bushra (Egypt-Great Britain) and the chairman of the jury Luis Miñarro – producer, director, screenwriter (Spain).
Silver Saint George for Best Actress – Maria Rodriguez Soto, House on Fire, Spain
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"Silver Saint George" for the best performance by a male actor – Evgeny Tsyganov, "Family Happiness", Russia
The director of the film , Stasya Tolstaya, accepted the award for the actor: "Evgeny is the most caring actor of those I know, and he was not only a co-author of this role, but of the entire film."
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Special Jury Prize "Silver Saint George" - "Evacuation", directed by Farkhat Sharipov, Kazakhstan
Farkhat Sharipov: "I would like to dedicate this prize to my grandmother, who became an example of humanity, kindness, love and strength for me. And I want to say a huge thank you to the entire film crew, who patiently waited for this film for almost six years, and finally got it."
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The prize for best director was presented by Alexei German Jr. and Cornel Gheorgheta.
Cornel Gheorghita: "This is a very important film, which took me to the high level of world cinema - when Sokurov and Kurosawa meet Beckett. And this film stands completely apart from what we saw in the competition."
Alexey German Jr.: "This is an incredibly bold film by a courageous, intelligent, subtle and incredibly people-loving director, who did exactly what you shouldn't do to win at the festival - he removed all the powerful narratives and themes, and took people's feelings and their emotions . "
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Silver St. George for Best Director – Elysium, directed by Pradeep Kurba, India
Pradeep Kurba: "I would like to thank my team, because no director can make a film alone. And thank my wife and children, as it is my son's birthday today. And my father, who, alas, passed away four years ago, shortly before the shoot."
The Golden Saint George for the best film in the main competition was presented by the chairman of the jury, Spanish filmmaker Luis Miñarro.
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Luis Miñarro : "The title of the film, Elysium, can be interpreted as a place where higher-level souls meet. It was a great honor for me to work with my colleagues, with whom we made a unanimous decision."
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Golden St. George for Best Film – Elysium, directed by Pradeep Kurba, India
Pradeep Kurba: "I feel like I'm in a dream, and I don't even want to wake up! Many thanks to Moscow, the jury members, the festival organizers. The main competition was very strong, so it's a great honor for me to win here."
At the end of the ceremony, festival president Nikita Mikhalkova said that during the festival week, 333 screenings were shown in nine Moscow cinemas, and more than eight thousand people were accredited to the festival, including more than two thousand media representatives.
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Before declaring the festival closed, Nikita Mikhalkov also presented an honorary prize "For Contribution to Cinematography".
Nikita Mikhalkov: " There are good actors, there are very good ones, and there are great ones, geniuses, when you don't understand how they do it all, what kind of chemistry is going on in them, what they are guided by. Such were Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Alexey Petrenko, and such is Vladimir Ilyin."
Actor Vladimir Ilyin was awarded the Golden St. George for his contribution to cinema.
Together with Nikita Mikhalkov, they declared the 47th Moscow International Film Festival closed.
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The closing film of the festival was the Argentine film "Who We Would Like to Be," about a man and a woman who, for many years, meet every Friday in the same café to tell each other who they would like to be if reality did not interfere with their dreams.
The official partner of the 47th Moscow International Film Festival is the largest trade and production company in Russia, Sima-land.
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The official partner of the 47th Moscow International Film Festival is the premium electric vehicle and hybrid brand VOYAH.
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Media holding MAER is the communications partner of the 47th Moscow International Film Festival.
Continuing its tradition of supporting the most significant cultural events in Russia, the jewelry company Mercury has been an official partner of the Moscow International Film Festival for the fifth year.
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The jewelry company Mercury made the main prizes of the film festival: statues depicting Saint George riding a silver horse, slaying a dragon with a spear. The "Golden Saint George" figure is made of gilded silver, and the "Silver Saint George" figure is made of silver. The stone base of the statue is made of serpentine, on which the gold Mercury logo is located.
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The Golden Saint George is awarded in two special nominations: For Contribution to World Cinema and for reaching the heights of acting and loyalty to the principles of K.S. Stanislavsky's school "I Believe. Konstantin Stanislavsky".
In the competition program of the film festival, the "Golden Saint George" is awarded for the "Best Film of the Competition Program". Winners in the other seven main nominations of the film festival are awarded "Silver Saint Georges".
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The jewelry company Mercury is also the author of a chain with three medallions made of gilded silver, demonstrating the main symbols of Moscow: the Spasskaya Tower, St. Basil's Cathedral and St. George's Cathedral. This chain represents the symbol of "power, wisdom and justice." As a sign of respect and recognition, the president of the film festival hands it over to the new chairman of the jury of the Moscow International Film Festival.
The Mercury jewelry brand is known for its elegant, classic gold and gemstone jewelry, as well as the skillful work of Italian jewelers. The company is rightfully proud of its collection of unique gemstones and high jewelry. All gemstones are internationally certified, and each piece of jewelry comes with a Mercury certificate of authenticity with a unique number.
Anna Matison, a member of the jury, sparkled in Mercury earrings and bracelet from the Classic collection made of white gold with diamonds.
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Yulia Khlynina, a member of the jury, completed her look with Mercury earrings from the Color collection made of white gold with diamonds and rubies.
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Tatyana Mikhalkova sparkled in earrings and a bracelet from the Mercury Classic collection made of yellow gold and diamonds.
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Alla Sigalova chose earrings and a bracelet Mercury from the Classic collection made of white gold with diamonds. Dress Alena Akhmadullina.
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Anna Snatkina sparkled in earrings and a ring from the Mercury Classic collection made of white gold with diamonds and pearls.
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Alina Azur completed her look with earrings and a bracelet from the Mercury Color collection made of white gold with diamonds and sapphires.
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Lyubov Tolkalina chose earrings and a bracelet from the Mercury Classic collection made of white gold with diamonds.
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Ekaterina Guseva sparkled in earrings and a bracelet from the Mercury Classic collection made of white gold with diamonds.
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Victoria Bogatyreva completed her look with earrings and a bracelet from the Mercury Color collection made of white gold with diamonds and rubies. Stasya Tolstaya sparkled in earrings and a bracelet from the Mercury Classic collection made of white gold with diamonds.
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Anna Tikhomirova chose earrings and a bracelet from the Mercury Classic collection made of white gold with diamonds.
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