The 25th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 to 29 June 2003.[1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-Spanish film The End of a Mystery directed by Miguel Hermoso.
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 20–29 June 2003 |
| Website | www |
Jury
edit- Sergei Bodrov (Russia – President of the Jury)
- Agnieszka Holland (Poland)
- Ken Russell (Great Britain)
- Moritz Bleibtreu (Germany)
- Babak Payami (Iran)
- Mika Kaurismäki (Finland)
- Olga Budina (Russia)
Films in competition
editThe following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malamor | Malamor | Jorge Echeverry | Columbia |
| Petersburg | Petersburg | Irina Yevteyeva | Russia |
| The Stroll | Progulka | Alexei Uchitel | Russia |
| Warming Up Yesterday's Lunch | Podgryavane na vcherashniya obed | Kostadin Bonev | Bulgaria, Macedonia |
| Skagerrak | Skagerrak | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark |
| Owl | Fukurō | Kaneto Shindo | Japan |
| Save the Green Planet! | Jigureul jikyeora! | Jang Joon-hwan | South Korea |
| Dancing in the Dust | Raghs dar chobar | Asghar Farhadi | Iran |
| To Kill a King | To Kill a King | Mike Barker | United Kingdom, United States, Germany |
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mike Hodges | United Kingdom, United States |
| Eila | Eila | Jarmo Lampela | Finland |
| Yu | Yu | Franz Novotny | Austria |
| The End of a Mystery | La luz prodigiosa | Miguel Hermoso | Italy, Spain |
| Past Perfect | Passato prossimo | Maria Sole Tognazzi | Italy |
| Que sera, sera | Seja o Que Deus Quiser | Murilo Salles | Brazil |
| Roads to Koktebel | Koktebel | Alexey Popogrebsky, Boris Khlebnikov | Russia |
| It's Easier for a Camel... | Il est plus facile pour un chameau... | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France |
| The Afghan | The Afghan | Paula van der Oest | Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands |
| A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda | Egy hét Pesten és Budán | Károly Makk | Hungary |
Awards
edit- Golden St. George: The End of a Mystery by Miguel Hermoso
- Special Silver St. George: Roads to Koktebel by Alexey Popogrebsky, Boris Khlebnikov
- Silver St.George:
- Best Director: Jang Joon-hwan for Save the Green Planet!
- Best Actor: Faramarz Gharibian for Dancing in the Dust
- Best Actress: Shinobu Otake for Owl
- Special prize for an outstanding contribution to world cinema: Kaneto Shindo
- Stanislavsky Award: Fanny Ardant
References
edit- ^ "25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.