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Introduction to the film festival

Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) is one of the oldest world film forums (the second after the Venice Film Festival). The Moscow International Film Festival has been leading its history since 1935. Then the chairman of the jury was Sergey Eisenstein, and the film Chapaev opened the first festival. However, in subsequent years the festival was not held regularly. Therefore, the Moscow International Film Festival has officially counted down since 1959, when it was renewed and turned into a regular event - it was carried out over odd years, alternating with the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. In 1999 MIFF became an annual event. MIFF is accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).

Awards

The International Jury of the Main Competition will award the following prizes - Statuettes of St George: - Main prize for the Best Film (goes to the producer); - Special Jury prize (awarded in accordance with the Jury's decision) - Prize for the Best Director - Prize for the Best Actor - Prize for the Best Actress The International Jury of the Documentary Competition will award: - Prize for the Best Film of the Documentary Competition The International Jury of the Short Films Competition will award: - Prize for the Best Film of Short Films Competition. The Organizing Committee and General Management of MIFF award the following prizes: - Prize for an outstanding contribution to the world cinema - Special prize «I Believe. K.Stanislavsky» for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting, and devotion to the principles of K.Stanislavsky's school. The following prizes are also awarded during the Festival: - Prize of the International film critics jury (FIPRESCI Jury) for the best film in the Main Competition (goes to the director) - Prizes of the Russian film critics jury for the best film in the Main Competition (goes to director) - The Audience Choice Award for the best film in the Main Competition following the audience polls results (goes to the director) - Prize of the Russian Film Clubs Federation for the best film in the Main Competition (goes to the director). It is expected that the winners will personally attend the Award Ceremonies.

Rules

Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Terror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Music Love Magic Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Literary Biography Western Drama others Documentary
Subject ：Unlimited
Video Format ：MPEG4 DCP

To promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between nations and to develop further cooperation among filmmakers of the world, the 47th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) will be held in Moscow on April 17 – 24, 2025.


Festival Organization
Article 2

The 46th Moscow International Film Festival is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Festival Program
Article 3

The Festival selection comprises

Films in Competition:
1. The Main Competition;
The Main Competition will include no less than 12 full-length films* produced after May 1, 2025.

2. The Documentary Film Competition;
The Documentary Film Competition will include no less than 7 full-length films produced after May 1, 2025.

3. The Short Film Competition;
The Short Film Competition will include no less than 12 short films** produced after May 1, 2023.

4. The Russian Premiere Competition;
The Russian Premier Competition will include no less than 7 full-length films produced after May 1, 2025.

Films Out-of-Competition:

1. Out-of-Competition Programs;

2. Retrospectives;

3. Russian programs.

MIFF Selection Committee and curators assemble Out-of-Competition programs.

MIFF Office determines the screening schedule. Each film can be screened no more than 5 times per festival, including press screenings.

* a full-length film needs a running time longer than 52 minutes:
** a short film running time should be no longer than 35 minutes.

Premiere status

Article 4

World and international premieres are preferred in the Main Competition, Documentary Competition and Short Film Competition programs.

Only world premieres are considered for the Russian Premiere competition.

For Out-of-Competition contemporary programs the festival considers films with the available Russian premiere.

World premiere means that the film has not been screened publicly before.

International premiere means that the film has been released or screened publicly only in the country(-ies) of production*.

European premiere means that the film has been screened outside of Europe.

Russian premiere means that the film has been screened outside of Russian Federation.

* Does not apply to Russian films. To participate in the MIFF Main Competition program a Russian film must be a world premiere.

Public screenings are any forms of displaying a film on screen, at a place open for entrance, or at a place with a considerable number of people not belonging to the usual family circle present.

Previous Shortlisted And Award-winning Films

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile
1 1

Authorization type

    Proxy Submission

Duration (several sessions)

    47

Film Festival Features

  • Red Carpet
  • Celebrity Guest
  • Filmscreen
  • Trophy
  • Copyright transactions
  • Certificate

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2024-11-11
    Submission start time

  • 2025-02-26
    Deadline

  • 2025-02-26
    Submission end time

  • 2025-04-11
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2025-04-11
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2025-04-17
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2025-04-24
    Award ceremony end time

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