Mexican film 'Shame' has won the top prize at the Moscow International Film Festival, as major studios in the U.S. and many European countries boycott the Russian market over its war in Ukraine.
A Mexican film won the top prize Friday at the Moscow International Film Festival, which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds into its third year. 'Shame,' a film by director Miguel Salgado and co-produced by Mexico and Qatar, was the most highly awarded film at the festival which began in 1935 and which has been held annually since 1999. This year’s edition included more than 240 films from 56 countries.
In his victory speech, Salgado hailed the festival as one of the most important in the world, adding that he was pleased to see his film, a thriller, being shown so widely and that it was a 'great gift' to see so many people moved by it. Festival program director Ivan Kudryavtsev told state news agency ITAR-Tass that more than half the entries this year came from countries whose governments are considered unfriendly to Russia.
Movies from other countries opposing the war in Ukraine include Romania, France, Italy and Germany. The head of the jury for the festival’s main award, the Golden St. George, was Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, from NATO member Iceland, whose 'Children of Nature' is the only Icelandic film ever nominated for an Academy Award.
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