33rd Moscow International Film Festival


The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 2 July 2011. The Golden George was awarded to the Venezuelan drama film The Waves directed by Alberto Morais.
The festival opened with directed by Michael Bay. The festival honoured Helen Mirren with Stanislavsky Award and closed with her film The Debt directed by John Madden.

Jury

Main Competition Jury

The members of main competition jury:
The members of "Perspectives" Competition Jury:
The members of Documentary competition Jury:
The following films were selected for the main competition:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction country
ReturnVisszatérésJudit ElekHungary, Romania, Sweden
WavesLas OlasAlberto MoraisSpain
The Other FamilyLa Otra familiaGustavo LozaMexico
Name of the devilW imieniu diabłaBarbara SassPoland
JoannaJoannaFeliks FalkPoland
SneakersKetsoveIvan Vladimirov and Valeri YordanovBulgaria
The Perfect LifeLa Vita FacileLucio PellegriniItaly
'Fùchóu zhě zhī sǐWong Ching-poHong Kong
I Can Not Live Without YouUshenod mgoni movkvdebiLevan TutberidzeGeorgia
Montevideo, God Bless You!Montevideo, Bog te videoDragan BjelogrlićSerbia
PostcardIchimai no hagakiKaneto ShindoJapan
American TranslationAmerican TranslationPascal Arnold and Jean-Marc BarrFrance
Heart's BoomerangSerdtsa bumerangNicholas KhomerikiRussia
'Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf ErdenChristoph StarkAustria, Germany, Luxembourg
LeavingOdcházeníVáclav HavelCzech Republic
Chapiteau ShowChapiteau-showSergei LobanRussia
The escalationEscaladeCharlotte SilveraFrance, Spain

The following films were selected for the Perspectives competition:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction country
Tape EndTape EndLudwig WüstAustria
Anarchy in ZhirmunaiAnarchija ŽirmūnuoseSaulius DrungaLithuania, Hungary
BugsBUGgYAndrew BogatirevRussia
GakkuGakkuGaziz NasyrovKazakhstan
The House under the WaterKhaneye zire âbSepideh FarsiMorocco, Germany, the Netherlands, Iran, France
Liao WaiLao WaiFabienne GaillardChina
My Sex LifeViaţa mea sexualăCornel Popa JorgeRomania
UndercurrentBrimÁrni Ólafur ÁsgeirssonIceland
Secret ObjectsSamoolui bimilLee Young MiSouth Korea
Snowy childSnowchildUta ArningGermany, Japan, Singapore
The BarrensThe SteppesRob NilssonUSA
Street jewRue HuvelinMunir MaasriLebanon
Hour agoHora menosFrank SpanoVenezuela, Spain, Brazil

The following films were selected for the Documentary competition:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction country
Hell and Back AgainHell and Back AgainDanfung DennisUSA
Evening countryAbendlandNikolaus GeyrhalterAustria
Marathon BoyMarathon BoyGemma AtwalBritain, India, United States
RaminRaminAudrius StonysLatvia, Georgia, Lithuania
SennaSennaAsif KapadiaBritain, France
Happy People: A Year in the TaigaWerner Herzog and Dmitry VasiukovGermany
Czech DreamČeský senVít Klusák and Filip RemundaCzech Republic, United Kingdom

Non-Competing Programmes

8 ½ Films

The festival also included Italian cinema today, Media Forum, New wave, Russian Film Program, Films of world cinema, Free Thought, Made in Spain and Short Films Corner.

Tributes and Honors

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren was honored at the festival and four of her films were screened at the festival, including the festival's closing night film The Debt.
The festival paid Tribute to American film director Rob Nilsson and screened four of his films at the festival.
The festival paid Tribute to Hungarian film director Béla Tarr.
The winners at the festival: