31st Moscow International Film Festival

The 31st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2009. The Golden George was awarded to the Russian film Pete on the Way to Heaven directed by Nikolai Dostal.

Jury

 * Pavel Lungin (Russia – President of the Jury)
 * Shyam Benegal (India)
 * Nick Powell (United Kingdom)
 * Sergey Trimbach (Ukraine)
 * Gulnara Dusmatova (Kazakhastan)

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