17th Moscow International Film Festival

The 17th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 July 1991. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Soviet-German film Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea directed by Karen Gevorkian.

Jury

• Oleg Yankovsky (Soviet Union – President of the Jury)
• Márta Mészáros (Hungary)
• Gabriele Rohrer-Kumlin (Germany)
• Kang Soo-yeon (South Korea)
• Michèle Mercier (France)
• DuÅ¡an Makavejev (Yugoslavia)
• Luigi Magni (Italy)
• Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Spain)

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Awards

• Golden St. George: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
• Special Silver St. George:
• The Adjuster by Atom Egoyan
• The Wedding Maidens by Jin Wang
• Silver St. George:
• Actor: Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić for Silent Gunpowder
• Actress: Isabelle Huppert for Madame Bovary
• Special Mention: Homework by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
• Prix FIPRESCI: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
• Special Diplomas: Matti Manushulu by B. Narsing Rao
• Special Mention: A Woman Between Two Brothers by Amir Karakulov (non-competition film)
• Prix of Ecumenical Jury: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
• Special Mention: Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness by Rolf Schübel

References

External links

• Moscow International Film Festival: 1991 at Internet Movie Database