21st Moscow International Film Festival

The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film Will to Live directed by Kaneto Shindo.

Jury

 * Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury)
 * Florestano Vancini (Italy)
 * Adam Greenberg (United States)
 * Shahla Nahid (France)
 * Tolomush Okeyev (Kyrgyzstan)
 * Valery Todorovsky (Russia)
 * Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain)
 * Katia Tchenko (France)

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

Awards

 * Golden St. George: Will to Live by Kaneto Shindo
 * Special Silver St. George: A Time for Defiance by Antonio Mercero
 * Silver St. George:
 * Best Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson for The Dance
 * Best Actor: Farkhad Abdraimov for Fara
 * Best Actress: Catherine Frot for The Dilettante
 * Prix FIPRESCI: Will to Live by Kaneto Shindo
 * Special Mention:
 * Traveller by Paulo César Saraceni
 * Strastnoy Boulevard by Vladimir Khotinenko
 * Honorable Prize: For the contribution to cinema: Marco Bellocchio (director)