17th Moscow International Film Festival

The 17th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 July 1991. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Soviet-German film Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea directed by Karen Gevorkian.

Jury

 * Oleg Yankovsky (Soviet Union – President of the Jury)
 * Márta Mészáros (Hungary)
 * Gabriele Rohrer-Kumlin (Germany)
 * Kang Soo-yeon (South Korea)
 * Michèle Mercier (France)
 * Dušan Makavejev (Yugoslavia)
 * Luigi Magni (Italy)
 * Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Spain)

Films in competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:

Awards

 * Golden St. George: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
 * Special Silver St. George:
 * The Adjuster by Atom Egoyan
 * The Wedding Maidens by Jin Wang
 * Silver St. George:
 * Actor: Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić for Silent Gunpowder
 * Actress: Isabelle Huppert for Madame Bovary
 * Special Mention: Homework by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
 * Prix FIPRESCI: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
 * Special Diplomas: Matti Manushulu by B. Narsing Rao
 * Special Mention: A Woman Between Two Brothers by Amir Karakulov (non-competition film)
 * Prix of Ecumenical Jury: Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea by Karen Gevorkian
 * Special Mention: Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness by Rolf Schübel