The XXVII Moscow International Film Festival is to a certain extent a transitional one. Its aim is to set new landmarks for the development not so much of the festival movement but rather of the world cinematic process. The past year saw radical changes in home cinema. Film production gained momentum and strengthened its bonds with the audience. The number of movies being made for theatrical release grew, the practice of distribution also changed. It became more structured, more benign to home m...

"Perspectives" - is a new competition program at the Moscow film festival.It's made up of movie director's debuts and second films. These films willbe judged by a separate jury. Alexei UCHITEL — Chairman, director, producer (Russia) Diana DUMBRAVA — actress (Romania) Stefan LAUDYN — festival director (Poland) The goal of this new program is to foster interest to debuts, while broadening the geography of our festival and adding colors to the concept of genres. MIFF "Perspectives" are aimed ...

Belarussian censors attempt to block Moscow Competition screenings of MYSTERIUM OCCUPATIONThe Belarussian Ministry of Culture has by official letter requested its Russian counterpart to remove MYSTERIUM OCCUPATION, a gripping Second World War film trilogy by Belarussian director Andrei Kudinenko, from the new 'Perspectives' Competition programme of the Moscow International Film Festival (June 18-27). MYSTERIUM OCCUPATION, up for its first Moscow festival screening June 23, is banned from cinemas...