The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 2 July 2011. The Golden George was awarded to the Spanish drama film The Waves directed by Alberto Morais.
The festival opened with ' directed by Michael Bay. The festival honoured Helen Mirren with Stanislavsky Award and closed with her film The Debt directed by John Madden.
The members of main competition jury:
The members of "Perspectives" Competition Jury:
The members of Documentary competition Jury:
The following films were selected for the main competition:
The following films were selected for the Perspectives competition:
The following films were selected for the Documentary competition:
The festival also included Italian cinema today, Media Forum, New wave, Russian Film Program, Films of world cinema (showcasing films which contains elements of Russian culture), Free Thought, Made in Spain and Short Films Corner.
Helen Mirren was honored at the festival and four of her films were screened at the festival, including the festival's closing night film The Debt.
The festival paid Tribute to American film director Rob Nilsson and screened four of his films at the festival.
The festival paid Tribute to Hungarian film director Béla Tarr.
The winners at the festival: