Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival, or MIFF is the second oldest festival in the world, after the Venice Film Festival. It was first held in Moscow in 1935. From 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July. 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 win the top prize of this festival. Nikita Mikhalkov has been the festival's president since 2000. The Stanislavsky Award has been introduced recently to be presented to outstanding actors, such as Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.
Celebrities of 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 | Meryl Streep | Richard Gere | Gerard Depardieu | Catherine Deneuve | Luchino Visconti | Peter Greenaway | Quentin Tarantino