Moscow Film Festival Awards 2008
2008 Moscow Film Festival Awards
2008 Moscow Film Festival: June 19-28
Reza Mir Karimi’s As Simple As That depicts a day in the life of an Iranian housewife who, despite her best efforts, feels that she is underappreciated by those around her.
Golden George for best film
Be hamin sadegi / As Simple As That, dir. Reza Mir Karimi, Iran
The special jury prize — Silver George
Un coeur simple / The Simple Heart, dir. Marion Laine, France
Silver George for best director
Javor Gardev (Zift, Bulgaria)
Silver George for best actor
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, USA)
Silver George for best actress
Margherita Buy, Giorni e nuvole / Days and Clouds, Italy / Switzerland
Best film in the Perspectives sidebar
Cumbia callera / Cumbia Connection, dir. Rene U Villareal, Mexico
Special prize for outstanding contribution to world cinema
Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
The special prize "I believe. K. Stanislavsky" for outstanding achievement in "acting and devotion to the principles of K. Stanislavsky’s school"
Isabelle Huppert (France)
International film critics jury (FIPRESCI) prize
Odnazhdy v provintsii / Once Upon a Time in the Provinces, dir. Katya Shagalova, Russia
Russian film critics prize (Main Competition)
Be Hamin sadegi / As Simple As That, dir. Reza Mir Karimi, Iran
Russian film critics prize (Perspectives Sidebar)
One shot, dir. Linda Wendel, Denmark
Audience Award (Main Competition)
For my father, dir. Dror Zahavi, Israel
Russian film clubs federation prize (Main Competition)
Zift, dir. Javor Gardev, Bulgaria
Russian film clubs federation prize (Russian Program)
Don’t think about white monkeys, dir. Yury Mamin
Main Competition Jury: Liv Ullmann (Chairman), actress, director; Michael Glawogger, writer, director; Irina Rozanova, actress; Derek Malcolm, film critic; Sebastián Alarcón, director.
Perspectives Competition Jury: Janos Szasz, director; Anna Melikian, director, producer; Stefan Kitanov, producer, MIFF director in Sofia.
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