22nd Moscow International Film Festival

The 22nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 2000. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Polish-French film Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.

Jury

 * Theodoros Angelopoulos (Greece – President of the Jury)
 * Caroline Ducey (France)
 * Irvin Kershner (United States)
 * Samira Makhmalbaf (Iran)
 * Jiro Shindo (Japan)
 * Sergei Solovyov (Russia)
 * Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Tajikistan)
 * Zhang Yuan (China)

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

Awards

 * Golden St. George: Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease by Krzysztof Zanussi
 * Special Silver St. George: The Garden Was Full of Moon by Vitali Melnikov
 * Silver St. George:
 * Best Director: Steve Suissa for Taking Wing
 * Best Actor: Clément Sibony for Taking Wing
 * Best Actress: Maria Simon for Angry Kisses
 * Prix FIPRESCI: Lunar Eclipse by Wang Quan'an
 * Special Mention: Taking Wing by Steve Suissa
 * Honorable Prize: For the contribution to cinema: Gleb Panfilov