The 3rd

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first h ...

was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film ''

8½ ' (Italian title: , ) is a 1963 surrealist comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi) by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on Guido Anselmi, played by M ...

'' directed by Federico Fellini.

Jury

Grigori Chukhrai Grigory Naumovich Chukhray (russian: Григо́рий Нау́мович Чухра́й; uk, Григорiй Наумович Чухрай; 23 May 1921 – 28 October 2001) was a Ukrainian Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. ...

(USSR - President of the Jury) * Shaken Ajmanov (USSR) *

Sergio Amidei Sergio Amidei (30 October 1904 – 14 April 1981) was an Italian screenwriter and an important figure in Italy's neorealist movement. Amidei was born in Trieste. He worked with famed Italian directors such as Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio ...

(Italy) *

Dušan Vukotić Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian cartoonist, author and director of animated films of Montenegrin descent. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films. Biography Vukotić ...

(Yugoslavia) * Mohamed Kerim (Egypt) * Stanley Kramer (USA) * Jean Marais (France) *

Nelson Pereira dos Santos Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as '' Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos. Biography Pereira d ...

(Brazil) * Emil Petrov (Bulgaria) * Jan Procházka (Czechoslovakia) * Satyajit Ray (India) * Jan Rybkowski (Poland) *

Kiyohiko Ushihara was a Japanese film director most famous for his gendaigeki of the silent era. Career Born in Kumamoto Prefecture and graduating from Tokyo University, Ushihara joined the Shochiku studio in 1920 on the invitation of Kaoru Osanai. Starting ou ...

(Japan) *

János Herskó János Herskó (9 April 1926 – 12 October 2011) was a Hungarian film director and actor. He appeared in 15 films between 1963 and 2006. He also directed nine films between 1948 and 1990. In 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Mos ...

(Hungary)

Films in competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Awards

* Grand Prix: ''

'' by Federico Fellini * Golden Prizes: ** ''

Death Is Called Engelchen ''Death Is Called Engelchen'' ( sk, Smrt sa volá Engelchen) is a 1963 Czechoslovak war film directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. Plot At the end of ...

'' by

Ján Kadár Ján Kadár (1 April 1918 – 1 June 1979) was a Hungarian-born Slovak film writer and director of Jewish heritage. As a filmmaker, he worked in Czechoslovakia, the United States, and Canada. Most of his films were directed in tandem with Elm ...

and

Elmar Klos Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 19 July 1993) was a Czech film director who collaborated for 17 years with his Slovak colleague Ján Kadár and with him won the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of award ...

** ''

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'' by

Veljko Bulajić Veljko Bulajić (born 22 March 1928) is a Montenegrin film director and UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. He has spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan f ...

** '' Bad Girl'' by

Kirio Urayama was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954. After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei Imamur ...

* Special Silver Prize:

Frank Beyer Frank Paul Beyer (; 26 May 1932 – 1 October 2006) was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi er ...

for '' Naked Among Wolves'' * Silver Prizes: **'' A Trip Without a Load'' by

Vladimir Vengerov Vladimir Yakovlevich Vengerov (russian: Владимир Яковлевич Венгеров; 1920–1997) was a Soviet film director. He directed fourteen films between 1951 and 1985. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1978). His 1962 film '' A Tri ...

** ''

Tales of a Long Journey ''Tales of a Long Journey'' ( hu, Legenda a vonaton) is a 1963 Hungarian drama film directed by Tamás Rényi. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Cast * Imre Sinkovits as Karló * Ád ...

'' by Tamás Rényi ** '' Black Wings'' by

Ewa Petelska Ewa Petelska (24 December 1920 – 20 August 2013) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. She directed 26 films between 1951 and 1985. Her 1963 film '' Black Wings'' (''Czarne skrzydła'') was entered into the 3rd Moscow Internationa ...

and

Czesław Petelski Czesław Petelski (5 November 1922 – 19 September 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1953 and 1990. His 1963 film '' Black Wings'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival w ...

** '' Chi tu hau'' by Pham Ky Nam ** ''

Lupeni 29 ''Lupeni 29'' is a 1962 Romanian drama film about the Lupeni strike of 1929, directed by Mircea Drăgan. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Cast * as Ioana * Colea Răutu as Petre Letean ...

'' by

Mircea Drăgan Mircea Drăgan (3 October 1932 – 31 October 2017) was a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992. His 1961 film ''Thirst (1961 film), Thirst'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it w ...

** Best Actor: Steve McQueen for '' The Great Escape'' ** Best Actress: Suchitra Sen for

Saat Paake Bandha ''Saat Paake Bandha'' is a 2009 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Sujit Mondal. The film starred Jeet and Koyel Mullick, who also featured in ''Ghatak'' in 2006. The movie is a remake of 1996 Telugu movie ''Pavitra Bandham''. Plot Rahul ...

** Director of Photography: Jørgen Skov for '' Den kære familie'' * Special Diploma:

Pierre Étaix Pierre Étaix (; 23 November 1928 – 14 October 2016) was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an A ...

for ''

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'' * Prix FIPRESCI: '' The Four Days of Naples'' by

Nanni Loy Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. Biography Lo ...

References

External links

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

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