8th Moscow International Film Festival

The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film ' directed by Vytautas ÃÂ½alakeviÃÂius and the Bulgarian film Affection directed by Ludmil Staikov.

Jury

Sergei Bondarchuk (USSR – President of the Jury)

Aleksey Batalov (USSR)

Julio Bracho (Mexico)

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (Senegal)

Jerzy Hoffman (Poland)

AntonÃÂn KachlÃÂk (Czechoslovakia)

RenÃÂ© ClÃÂ©ment (France)

Gina Lollobrigida (Italy)

KÃÂ¡roly Makk (Hungary)

Kurt Maetzig (East Germany)

Toshiro Mifune (Japan)

Tolomush Okeyev (USSR)

George Stevens (USA)

Christo Christov (Bulgaria)

Kamal El Sheikh (Egypt)

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Awards

Golden Prize:

' by Vytautas ÃÂ½alakeviÃÂius
Affection by Ludmil Staikov
Golden Prize for Direction: Stanley Kramer for Oklahoma Crude
Special Prizes:
The Assassination of Matteotti by Florestano Vancini
The Battle of Sutjeska by Stipe DeliÃÂ
Those Years by Felipe Cazals
Silver Prizes:
Photography by PÃÂ¡l Zolnay
Copernicus by Ewa Petelska, CzesÃÂaw Petelski
Plot by Yves Boisset
Prizes:
Best Actor: Sergio Corrieri for The Man from Maisinicu
Best Actor: Ramaz Chkhikvadze for The Saplings
Best Actress: Tra Giang for 17th Parallel, Nights and Days
Best Actress: Ingerid Vardund for Lina's Wedding
Diplomas:
Days of Betrayal by Otakar VÃÂ¡vra
Home Sweet Home by BenoÃÂ®t Lamy
The Saplings by Rezo Chkheidze
Explosion by Mircea DrÃÂgan
Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop MambÃÂ©ty
Prix FIPRESCI: Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop MambÃÂ©ty
Special Mention: The Man from Maisinicu by Manuel PÃÂ©rez

References

External links

Moscow International Film Festival: 1973 at Internet Movie Database