1st Moscow International Film Festival
Location | Moscow, USSR |
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Founded | 1959 |
Awards | Grand Prix |
Festival date | 3–17 August 1959 |
Website | Website |
The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959.[1] The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film Destiny of a Man directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.
Jury
- Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury)
- Antonin Brousil (Czechoslovakia)
- Emma Väänänen (Finland)
- Thorold Dickinson (Great Britain)
- Christian-Jaque (France)
- Kálmán Nádasdy (Hungary)
- Hans Rodenberg (East Germany)
- Bimal Roy (India)
- Henri Storck (Belgium)
- Jerzy Toeplitz (Poland)
- Kiyohiko Ushihara (Japan)
- Zhang Junxiang (China)
- Sergei Yutkevich (USSR)
Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Awards
- Grand Prix: Destiny of a Man by Sergei Bondarchuk
- Golden Medals:
- Silver Medals:
- Actors: Wieńczysław Gliński, Bronisław Pawlik and Aleksander Sewruk for The Eagle
- Actress: Pureviin Tsevelsuren for Messenger of the People
- Director of Photography: Un Thak for Legend of Chunhyang
- Composer: Ustad Vilayat Khan for Jalsaghar
- Director: Lewis Gilbert for A Cry from the Streets
- Diplomas:
References
- ^ "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.