24th Moscow International Film Festival
# 24th Moscow International Film Festival

The 24th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2002. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-French film Resurrection directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.

## Jury

* Chinghiz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan – President of the Jury)
* Fruit Chan (Hong Kong)
* Rakhshan Bani-E'temad (Iran)
* Jessica Hausner (Austria)
* Dominique Borg (France)
* Jos Stelling (Netherlands)
* Randa Haines (United States)
* Karen Shakhnazarov (Russia)

## Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wishes of the Land | Aye zohaye zamin | Vahid Mousaian | Iran |
| Blue | Blue | Hiroshi Ando | Japan |
| Chekhov's Motifs | Chekhovskie motivy | Kira Muratova | Russia, Ukraine |
| Shake It All About | En kort en lang | Hella Joof | Denmark, Germany |
| Stripping | Hengittämättä & nauramatta | Saara Saarela | Finland |
| Everyman's Feast | Jedermanns fest | Fritz Lehner | Austria |
| The Heart of the Bear | Karu süda | Arvo Iho | Estonia, Russia, Germany, Czech Republic |
| The Cuckoo | Kukushka | Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Russia |
| The Seventh Sun of Love | O 7os ilios tou erota | Vangelis Serdaris | Greece |
| Stereoblood | Odinochestvo krovi | Roman Prygunov | Russia |
| Resurrection | Resurrezione | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Italy, France |
| The Supplement | Suplement | Krzysztof Zanussi | Poland |
| The House on Turk Street | The House on Turk Street | Bob Rafelson | United States, Canada, Germany |
| A Hidden Life | Uma Vida em Segredo | Suzana Amaral | Brazil |
| The Damned | Zatracení | Dan Svátek | Czech Republic |

## Awards

* Golden St. George: Resurrection by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
* Silver St.George:
   * Best Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin for The Cuckoo
   * Best Actor: Ville Haapasalo for The Cuckoo
   * Best Actress: Mikako Ichikawa for Blue
* Special Jury Prize: Wishes of the Land by Vahid Mousaian
* Stanislavsky Award: Harvey Keitel
* FIPRESCI Prize: The Cuckoo by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
* FIPRESCI Special Mention: The Supplement by Krzysztof Zanussi
