22nd Moscow International Film Festival
# 22nd Moscow International Film Festival

The 22nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 2000. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Polish-French film Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.

## Jury

* Theodoros Angelopoulos (Greece – President of the Jury)
* Caroline Ducey (France)
* Irvin Kershner (United States)
* Samira Makhmalbaf (Iran)
* Jiro Shindo (Japan)
* Sergei Solovyov (Russia)
* Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Tajikistan)
* Zhang Yuan (China)

## Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| Beat | Beat | Gary Walkow | United States |
| The Widow of Saint-Pierre | La veuve de Saint-Pierre | Patrice Leconte | France, Canada |
| Taking Wing | L'Envol | Steve Suissa | France |
| Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion | Villa-Lobos - Uma Vida de Paixão | Zelito Viana | Brazil |
| Same Love, Same Rain | El mismo amor, la misma lluvia | Juan Jose Campanella | Argentina, United States |
| Women Kingdom | Ayollar saltanaty | Yusup Razykov | Uzbekistan |
| Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease | Zycie jako smiertelna choroba przenoszona droga plciowa | Krzysztof Zanussi | Poland, France |
| Once Upon Another Time | Erase otra vez | Juan Pinzás | Spain |
| The Conception of My Younger Brother | Početí mého mladšího bratra | Vladimír Drha | Czech Republic |
| The Famous Paparazzo | Faimosul paparazzo | Nicolae Mărgineanu | Romania |
| Leo | Leo | José Luis Borau | Spain |
| Lunar Eclipse | Yue shi | Wang Quan'an | China |
| The Garden Was Full of Moon | Lunoy byl polon sad | Vitali Melnikov | Russia |
| Restless | Levottomat | Aku Louhimies | Finland |
| Our Love | A Mi szerelmünk | József Pacskovszky | Hungary |
| The Spreading Ground | The Spreading Ground | Derek Vanlint | Canada |
| Shadows of Memories | Senke uspomena | Predrag Velinovic | Yugoslavia |
| Angry Kisses | Zornige Küsse | Judith Kennel | Switzerland |

## Awards

* Golden St. George: Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease by Krzysztof Zanussi
* Special Silver St. George: The Garden Was Full of Moon by Vitali Melnikov
* Silver St. George:
   * Best Director: Steve Suissa for Taking Wing
   * Best Actor: Clément Sibony for Taking Wing
   * Best Actress: Maria Simon for Angry Kisses
* Prix FIPRESCI: Lunar Eclipse by Wang Quan'an
* Special Mention: Taking Wing by Steve Suissa
* Honorable Prize: For the contribution to cinema: Gleb Panfilov
