1st Moscow International Film Festival

The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film Destiny of a Man directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.

Jury

 * Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury)
 * Antonin Brousil (Czechoslovakia)
 * Emma Väänänen (Finland)
 * Thorold Dickinson (Great Britain)
 * Christian-Jaque (France)
 * Kálmán Nádasdy (Hungary)
 * Hans Rodenberg (East Germany)
 * Bimal Roy (India)
 * Henri Storck (Belgium)
 * Jerzy Toeplitz (Poland)
 * Kiyohiko Ushihara (Japan)
 * Zhang Junxiang (China)
 * Sergei Yutkevich (USSR)

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

Awards

 * Grand Prix: Destiny of a Man by Sergei Bondarchuk
 * Golden Medals:
 * Aren't We Wonderful? by Kurt Hoffmann
 * The Day Shall Dawn by A. J. Kardar
 * Escape from the Shadows by Jiří Sequens
 * Silver Medals:
 * Actors: Wieńczysław Gliński, Bronisław Pawlik and Aleksander Sewruk for The Eagle
 * Actress: Pureviin Tsevelsuren for Messenger of the People
 * Director of Photography: Un Thak for Legend of Chunhyang
 * Composer: Ustad Vilayat Khan for Jalsaghar
 * Director: Lewis Gilbert for A Cry from the Streets
 * Diplomas:
 * Koji Shima for Unforgettable Trail
 * Jean Valère for The Verdict