The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2001.[1] The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film The Believer directed by Henry Bean.
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Awards | Grand Prix |
| Festival date | 21–30 June 2001 |
| Website | Website |
Jury edit
- Margarethe von Trotta (Germany – President of the Jury)
- Jiang Wen (China)
- Bohdan Stupka (Ukraine)
- Moritz de Hadeln (Germany)
- Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (Lithuania)
- Igor Maslennikov (France)
- Geoffrey Gilmore (United States)
Films in competition edit
The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Believer | The Believer | Henry Bean | United States |
| Unfair Competition | Concorrenza sleale | Ettore Scola | Italy, France |
| Keep Away from the Window | Daleko od okna | Jan Jakub Kolski | Poland |
| Detector | Detektor | Pål Jackman | Norway |
| Inheritance | Herencia | Paula Hernández | Argentina |
| Love Story by Tea | Love Story by Tea | Jin chen | China |
| Mademoiselle | Mademoiselle | Philippe Lioret | France |
| My Sweet | Mi dulce | Jesús Mora | Spain, Italy |
| Victims and Murderers | Oběti a vrazi | Andrea Sedláčková | Czech Republic, France, Switzerland |
| The Quickie | The Quickie | Sergei Bodrov | Germany |
| Real Fiction | Shilje sanghwangg | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Blind Guys | Vakvagányok | Péter Tímár | Hungary |
| Wings of Glass | Vingar av glas | Reza Bagher | Sweden |
| Wild Mussels | Wilde Mossels | Erik de Bruyn | Netherlands |
| Peony Pavilion | Youyuan jingmeng | Yonfan | Hong Kong |
| Under the Skin of the City | Zir-e poost-e shahr | Rakhshan Bani-E'temad | Iran |
Awards edit
- Golden St. George: The Believer by Henry Bean
- Special Golden St.George: Under the Skin of the City by Rakhshan Bani-E'temad
- Silver St. George:
- Best Director: Ettore Scola for Unfair Competition
- Best Actor: Vladimir Mashkov for The Quickie
- Best Actress: Rie Miyazawa for Peony Pavilion
- Special Silver St. George: Eduard Artemyev, composer
- Stanislavsky Award: Jack Nicholson
- Prix FIPRESCI: Blind Guys by Péter Tímár
References edit
- ^ "23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.