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Moscow International Film Festival (abbreviated as MIFF) is the second oldest festival in the world, after the Venice Film Festival. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world It was first held in Moscow in 1935. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] From 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a Film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad Czech Republic. The festival has been held annually since 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

The festival's top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of Moscow. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox The Coat of Arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a Basilisk and is often identified with Saint George and the Dragon Federico Fellini's 8½ is the most famous film to premiere at the MIFF and win the top prize. Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film 8½ (pronounced Nikita Mikhalkov has been the festival's president since 2000. Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov ( Russian: Никита Сeргеевич Михалков; born October 21 1945 in Moscow) is an Academy Award 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Stanislavsky Award has been introduced recently to be presented to outstanding actors visiting the festival, such as Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Stanislavsky Award (Full title of the prize "I Believe Konstantin Stanislavsky" is a special prize awarded since 2001 at the Moscow International Film Festival John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre,

Western celebrities who visited the festival

References

  1. ^ Liz-Anne Bawden. Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film Giulia Anna (Giulietta Masina ( February 22 1921 &ndash March 23 1994) was a famous Italian Film actress who Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( September 29 1912 &ndash July 30 2007) was an Italian Modernist Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28 1924 &ndash December 19 1996 was an Italian film actor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Gina Lollobrigida (born July 4, 1927 in Subiaco Italy) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Italian Actress and Photojournalist Yves Montand (iv mɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ in French ( 13 October 1921 &ndash 9 November 1991) was an Italian -born French Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926 in Suwałki) is an award-winning Polish Film director. ( June 27, 1941 &ndash March 13, 1996) was an influential Oscar -nominated Polish Film director and Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Peta Gia Wilson (born November 18 1970 is an Australian actress and model Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor. Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu CQ (born 27 December 1948) is one of France's most prominent actors Catherine Deneuve (French katʁin dəˈnœv born October 22 1943 is a two-time Cesar Award -winning BAFTA Award -nominated and Academy Award -nominated Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo ( November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian Peter Greenaway, CBE (born 5 April 1942) is an English Film director born in Wales. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and The Oxford Companion to Film. Oxford University Press, 1976. Page 131.

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