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01-07-2016

FNE at MIFF 2016: Moscow Film Festival Prize Winners

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    The Singing Shoes by Radoslav Spassov The Singing Shoes by Radoslav Spassov

    MOSCOW: The 38th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival held from 23-30 June awarded its top prize, the Golden St George, to the Iranian film Daughter directed by Reza Mirkarimi. It was the second win in Moscow for Mirkarimi who won the MIFF Grand Prix in 2008 for his film As Simple As That. Both films are family dramas about family values set in Iran.

    The special prize of the jury chaired by the Bulgarian film director Ivaylo Hristov went to the Bulgarian Radoslav Spasov for the film The Singing Shoes recounting the life story of the Socialist-era Bulgarian pop singer Lea Ivanova who was exposed after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the publication of classified documents as an eavesdropper to security services.

    Despite budget cuts and the disappearance of the annual Moscow Business Square from the agenda of festival events the festival fielded a huge programme and welcomed special guests Carlos Saura and Stephen Frears.

    Prize Winners:

    Main Competition

    Grand Prix for Best Film
    Dokhtar / The Daughter (Iran)
    Directed by Reza Mirkarimi

    Special Jury Prize
    Peeshtite obuvki / The Singing Shoes (Bulgaria)
    Directed by Radoslav Spassov
    Produced by Menclips Ltd.
    Supported by Bulgarian National Film Centre

    Silver St George for Best Director
    Puk Grasten for 37 (Denmark, USA)

    Best Actor
    Farhad Aslani for his role in Daughter (Iran)
    Directed by Reza Mirkarimi

    Best Actress
    Teresa Malvar for her role in Hamog/Haze (Philippines)
    Directed by Ralston Jover

    Silver St George for Best Debut
    37 (Denmark, USA)
    Directed by Puk Grasten

    Best Documentary
    Mrs B A North Korean Woman (South Korea)
    Directed by Jero Yun

    Best Short Film
    Selfied (USA)
    Directed by Nicole Brending

    Special Prizes for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Cinema
    Sergei Solovyov (Russia)
    Carlos Saura (Spain)
    Stephen Frears (UK)

    Special Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Acting and Devotion to the Principles of the Stanislavsky School
    Marina Neyolova (Russia)

    FIPRESCI Award for Best Film
    Choe-ag-ui Yeo-ja / Worst Woman (South Korea)
    Directed by Kim Jongkwan

    Russian Film Critics Award
    37 (Denmark, USA)
    Directed by Puk Grasten