This year they judges ...

The International Jury
Each year The Board of Directors forms an international jury, which works according to the regulations for an international film festival (Regulations for International Film Festivals by FIAPF) and the rules and regulations of IFF "Molodist".

The International Jury considers only films in the Competition program and awards the festival's main prizes:

• Grand Prix for the best competition film (10 000 USD and the statuette «The Scythian Deer»)
• prize for the best feature film (a monetary award or material prize of 2 500 USD)
• prize for the best short (fiction, animation, documentary) film (a monetary award or material prize of 2 500 USD)
• prize for the best student (fiction, animation, documentary) film (a monetary award or material prize of 2 500 USD)
• prize for best performances by a young actor (1 000 EUR)
• festival diplomas

Armand Assante, Head of Jury, Actor, USA

 

Assante was born in New York City in 1949. He graduated from Cornwall Central High School and received his dramatic training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts

In 1970s Assante regularly appeared in two NBC soap operas: “How to Survive” and “Marriage and The Doctors”. His first film was “The Lords of Flatbush” (1974). A role that brought him greater attention came in 1980's in “Private Benjamin”. In 1987 he gained really general acceptance in mini-serial “Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story”. His somewhat sinister look has made him a popular choice for tough-guy heroes. He portrayed the crime kingpin John Gotti in the made-for-television biopic “Gotti”, for which he won his Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in 1996. Assante had about 100 film and TV-roles.

 

 

 

 

 

Filmography (selected):

2007 Confessions of a Pit Fighter

2007 American Gangster

2006 California Dreamin' (Endless)

2005 Two for the Money

2000 On the Beach (TV)

1999 Looking For An Echo

1999 The Hunley (TV)

1997 The Odyssey (TV)

1996 Gotti (TV)

1996 Striptease

1995 Judge Dredd

1995 Kidnapped (TV)

1992 Fatal Instinct

1992 Hoffa

1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise

1992 The Mambo Kings

1990 Q&A

1990 Jack the Ripper

1987 Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (TV)

1986 Belizaire the Cajun

1984 Unfaithfully Yours

1982 I, the Jury

1980 Private Benjamin

1980 Little Darlings

1974 The Lords of Flatbush

 

 

Alla Demidova, Actress (Russia)

Alla Demidova has been People's Artist of Russia since 1984. She was born in 1936 in Moscow. Graduated from National University in Moscow (MGU), specialized in economics, then from Shchukin Drama School. Alla Demidova started her stage career in Student Theatre of MGU, 1964 she became a prima donna in Theatre on Taganka. After acting in “Day Stars” (directed by Igor Talankin) she became widely known in Russia, and by the end of 80s – worldwide, by being on tour in “Phaedra” (directed by Roman Viktyuk). 1993 founded her own theatre “A”. Also writes and works on TV.

 

 

 

 

Filmography (selected):

2006     Russian Money

2004     The Tuner

2002     Letter to Elza

2000     Reminiscences about Sherlock Homes

1998     Unseen Traveler

1997     The Little Princess

1992     The Possessed

1988     Autumn, Chertanovo

1987     Kreutzer Sonata

1985     Children of the Sun

1984     Rest Time from Saturday Until Monday

1981     The Hound of the Baskervilles

1981     Zvezdopad

1979     Glass of Water

1975     Escape of Mr. McKinley

1974     The Mirror

1971     You and Me

1971     I’m Coming to You

1970     The Seagull

1967     Stewardess

1966     Day Stars

1964     Komesk

                                   

 

   

Jury
International jury
FIPRESCI jury
FICC jury
Ecumenical jury
Guests
Prizes and winners
Photogallery