The 36th Moscow International Film Festival took place from 19 to 28 June 2014.[1] Russian film director Gleb Panfilov was the head of the main jury.[2] Gabe Polsky's Red Army was selected to open the festival with Matt Reeves' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes closing it.[3] The Japanese film My Man won the Golden George.[4][5]
| Opening film | Red Army |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Golden George |
| Festival date | 19–28 June 2014 |
| Website | Website |
Films in competition
editThe following films were selected for the main competition:[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beti and Amare | Beti and Amare | Andy Siege | Romania, Spain, United States, Canada, Germany, Ethiopia |
| Haven | Ir Mikalat | Amikam Kovner | Israel |
| Dreamland | Traumland | Petra Volpe | Germany, Switzerland |
| Eye Am | Gözümün Nûru | Hakki Kurtulus, Melik Saracoglu | Turkey |
| White Yagel | Belyy yagel | Vladimir Tumayev | Russia |
| Hardcore Disco | Hardkor Disko | Krzysztof Skonieczny | Poland |
| Brothers: The final confession | Braty. Ostannya spovid | Victoria Trofimenko | Ukraine |
| Yes and Yes | Da i Da | Valeriya Gai Germanika | Russia |
| My Man | Watashi no Otoko | Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Japan |
| The Sentimentalists | Oi aisthimaties | Nicholas Triandafyllidis | Greece |
| Unripe Pomegranates | Anar Haye Naras | Majid-Reza Mostafavi | Iran |
| Reporter | Reporter | Thijs Gloger | Netherlands |
| The Avian Kind | Joryu Ingan | Yeon-Shick Shin | South Korea |
| The Whole Shebang | Alles Inklusive | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| Paris Follies | La ritournelle | Marc Fitoussi | France |
| A Most Wanted Man | A Most Wanted Man | Anton Corbijn | United Kingdom, United States, Germany |
Jury
edit- Main Competition[2]
- Gleb Panfilov (Head of the Jury) (Russian film director)
- Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritanian film director)
- Franziska Petri (German actress)
- Levan Koguashvili (Georgian film director)
- Laurent Danielou (French film producer)
- Documentary Competition
- Sean McAllister (Jury Chairman) (British filmmaker)
- Amir Labaki (Brazilian film festival director)
- Alina Rudnitskaya (Russian film director)
- FIPRESCI Jury
- Gideon Kouts (President) (France)
- Andres Nazarala (Chile)
- Rita di Santo (United Kingdom)
- Caroline Weidner (Germany)
- Olga Surkova (Russia)
References
edit- ^ "36th Moscow International Film Festival (2014)". MIFF. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Jury 36 MIFF". MIFF. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "The opening and closing films". MIFF. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ ""My Man" named best film at Moscow". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Japanese film 'My Man' wins Moscow Film Festival's main prize". Itar. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "36th Moscow Film Festival Competition Program". MIFF. Retrieved 14 June 2014.