Moscow International Film Festival
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Moscow International Film Festival (abbreviated as MIFF) is the second oldest festival in the world, after the Venice Film Festival. It was first held in Moscow in 1935.[1] From 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995.
The festival's top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of Moscow. Federico Fellini's 8½ is the most famous film to premiere at the MIFF and win the top prize. Nikita Mikhalkov has been the festival's president since 2000. The Stanislavsky Award has been introduced recently to be presented to outstanding actors visiting the festival, such as Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.
[edit] Western celebrities who visited the festival
- Federico Fellini | Giulietta Masina | Michelangelo Antonioni | Sophia Loren | Marcello Mastroianni | Elizabeth Taylor | Sean Connery | Gina Lollobrigida | Yves Montand | Francis Ford Coppola | Andrzej Wajda | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Robert de Niro | Sean Penn | Jack Nicholson | Peta Wilson | Meryl Streep | Richard Gere | Gérard Depardieu | Catherine Deneuve | Luchino Visconti | Peter Greenaway | Quentin Tarantino | Mariah Carey
[edit] References
- ^ Liz-Anne Bawden. The Oxford Companion to Film. Oxford University Press, 1976. Page 131.
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