30th Moscow International Film Festival
Film festival
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The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008.[1] The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film As Simple as That directed by Reza Mirkarimi.
Jury
- Liv Ullmann (Norway – Chairman of the Jury)
- Michael Glawogger (Austria)
- Irina Rozanova (Russia)
- Derek Malcolm (Great Britain)
- Sebastián Alarcón (Chile)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absurdistan | Absurdistan | Veit Helmer | Germany |
| The War of the Shore | Duiande zhangzheng | Li Xin | China |
| Zift | Zift | Javor Gardev | Bulgaria |
| For My Father | Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv | Dror Zahavi | Israel |
| Days and Clouds | Giorni e nuvole | Silvio Soldini | Italy |
| The Moon and Other Lovers | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | Bernd Böhlich | Germany |
| Mao Tse Tung | Mao Ce Dun | Besnik Bisha | Albania |
| The Quiet Storm | Veðramót | Guðný Halldórsdóttir | Iceland |
| Once Upon a Time in the Provinces | Odnazhdy v provintsii | Katya Shagalova | Russia |
| The Visitor | The Visitor | Tom McCarthy | United States |
| Virtually a Virgin | Majdnem szüz | Péter Bacsó | Hungary |
| Awaking from a Dream | Amanecer de un sueño | Freddy Mas Franqueza | Spain |
| A Simple Heart | Un cœur simple | Marion Laine | France |
| As Simple as That | Be hamin sadegi | Reza Mirkarimi | Iran |
| Birds of Paradise | Rayskie ptitsy | Roman Balayan | Ukraine |
| The Cherry Orchard | Sad | Sergei Ovcharov | Russia |
Awards
- Golden George: As Simple as That by Reza Mirkarimi
- Special Jury Prize: Silver George: A Simple Heart by Marion Laine
- Silver George:
- Best Director: Javor Gardev for Zift
- Best Actor : Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
- Best Actress : Margherita Buy for Days and Clouds
- Silver George for the best film of the Perspective competition: Cumbia Connection by Rene U. Villareal
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Takeshi Kitano
- Stanislavsky Award: Isabelle Huppert
- FIPRESCI Prize: Once Upon a Time in the Provinces by Katya Shagalova
- Russian Critics Jury's Prize for Best Film in-competition: As Simple as That by Reza Mirkarimi