3rd Moscow International Film Festival

The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film 8½ directed by Federico Fellini.

Jury

 * Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury)
 * Shaken Ajmanov (USSR)
 * Sergio Amidei (Italy)
 * Dušan Vukotić (Yugoslavia)
 * Mohamed Kerim (Egypt)
 * Stanley Kramer (USA)
 * Jean Marais (France)
 * Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Brazil)
 * Emil Petrov (Bulgaria)
 * Jan Procházka (Czechoslovakia)
 * Satyajit Ray (India)
 * Jan Rybkowski (Poland)
 * Kiyohiko Ushihara (Japan)
 * János Herskó (Hungary)

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

Awards

 * Grand Prix: 8½ by Federico Fellini
 * Golden Prizes:
 * Death Is Called Engelchen by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos
 * Kozara by Veljko Bulajić
 * Bad Girl by Kirio Urayama
 * Special Silver Prize: Frank Beyer for Naked Among Wolves
 * Silver Prizes:
 * A Trip Without a Load by Vladimir Vengerov
 * Tales of a Long Journey by Tamás Rényi
 * Black Wings by Ewa Petelska and Czesław Petelski
 * Chi tu hau by Pham Ky Nam
 * Lupeni 29 by Mircea Drăgan
 * Best Actor: Steve McQueen for The Great Escape
 * Best Actress: Suchitra Sen for Saat Paake Bandha
 * Director of Photography: Jørgen Skov for Den kære familie
 * Special Diploma: Pierre Étaix for The Suitor
 * Prix FIPRESCI: The Four Days of Naples by Nanni Loy