The winner of the festival was the “Crested IBIS”
The winner of the 39th Moscow international film festival was the documentary “Crested IBIS” Chinese Director Liang Qiao. This decision was made by the jury of the show on Thursday, June 29, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”.
The film received the main prize of the festival — the award “Golden Saint George”.
“Crested IBIS” tells the story of a Beijing reporter Vince Kahn, who returns to his hometown to shoot a story about a rare bird. The tape raises the problem of ecology in modern China.
“Silver St. George” for best Director was awarded to Turkish Director Fikret the Rayhan for the painting “Yellow heat” about a family of illegal immigrants.
Special prize of the jury was awarded to the Russian film “Bag without a bottom” by Rustam Khamdamov. The main role in the film was played by Anna Mikhalkova, Kirill Pletnev, Sergei Koltakov and Elena Morozova.
The jury of MIFF-2017 was headed by the Finnish Director jörn Johan.
Earlier Thursday, was declared the best bands of the festival under the version of the Russian film critics jury. Winners of the award became “a Bag without a bottom” and the Argentine “Symphony for Ana” directed by Ernesto Ardito and Virna Molina.
Moscow international festival in 2017 opened on June 22. Thursday is the closing ceremony of the show.