Moscow International Film Festival 1997

Chairman of the jury:

• Oleg Menshikov , actor (Russia)

Composition of the jury:

• Georgi Dyulgerov - director (Bulgaria)
• Irakli Kvirikadze - screenwriter (Georgia)
• Fernando Mendes-Leyte - director, historian and film theorist (Spain)
• Michel Seydoux - producer (France)
• Sergio Olkhovich - Director (Mexico)
• Mrinal Sen - Director (India)
• Beata Tyszkiewicz - actress (Poland)

Chairman of the jury of FIPRESCI :

• Marcel Martin , film expert (France)

Chairman of the selection committee ^[1]

• Miron Chernenko - President of the Guild of Film Critics and Film Critics of Russia .

• “Swallowtail Butterfly ” - Suvaroteiro's Fork Tail ( Japan , director Shunji Iwai)
• " Blue Mountain " - Blue mountain ( Switzerland - Germany , director Thomas Tanner)
• " Minister of State " - Sagojogan ministeri ( Finland - Norway - Sweden , director Paul-Anders Simma)
• “ Knockin 'on Heaven ” - Knockin' on heaven's door (Germany - Netherlands - Belgium, director Thomas Jan )
• “ Living Like Kings ” - Somme des rois ( France , director Francois Vel)
• “ Marvin 's Room ” - Marvin's room ( USA , director Jerr Sachs)
• Trap - Pulapka ( Poland , director Adek Drabinsky)
• Wittman Boys - Witman fiuk (Hungary - France - Germany - Poland, director Janos Sas )
• " Marianna Ukria " - Marianna Ucria ( Italy - France - Portugal , director Roberto Faenza)
• “ Mother and Son ” - (Russia - Germany, director Alexander Sokurov )
• “ Dangerous profession ” / “The best profession in the world” - Le plus beau metier du monde ( France , director Gerard Lozier)
• " Hotel Shanghai " / "Shanghai 1937" / "Hotel Shanghai" - Shanghai 1937 ( Germany , with the participation of the NDP , director Peter Patsak)
• First Choice - Faye Hu (Hong Kong, Director Gordon Cheng)
• “ Send me the head of Mavis Davis ” / “Bring me the head of Mavis Davis” - Bring me the head of Mavis Davis (United Kingdom, director John Henderson)
• “ Sardari Begum ” - Sardari Begum (India, director Shyam Benegal )
• Chevrolet - Chevrolet ( Spain , directed by Javier Macua)

"Golden George"

• Marvin ’s Room (USA, directed by Jerry Zacks)

"Special Silver George"

• " Mother and Son " (Russia - Germany, dir. Alexander Sokurov)

"Silver George"

• Director Janos Sas (Witman Boys / Hungary)
• Actor Til Schweiger (“Knockin 'on heaven's door, Germany-Netherlands-Belgium)
• Actress Isabel Ordaz (Chevrolet / Chevrolet, Spain)

FIPRESCI Award

• Witman Boys / Witman fiuk (Hungary, dir. Janos Sas)

Honorary Prize "For Contribution to the Development of Cinema"

• • Robert De Niro , actor (USA)
  • Andrey Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky , director (Russia)
  • Sophia Loren , actress (Italy)
  • Catherine Deneuve , actress (France)

• Official site of the festival