The festival kicked off with the screening of The Romanofs: A Royal Family from Russian filmmaker Gleb Panfilov and the Grand Prize was awarded to Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi for his film Life As A Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger and Quentin Tarantino were no-shows, the festival was attended by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who pledged support for the continuation of the event. This was the first time that the festival had been staged for two consecutive years.

Awards

Full list of winners:

Grand Prix:

Life As A Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease

Dir: Krzysztof Zanussi, Poland

Grand Jury Best Ensemble of Actors Prize:

The Garden Was Full Of Moonlight

Dir: Vitaly Melnikov, Russia

Best Director:

Steve Suissa, The Take-Off (L'Envol), France

Best Actor Prize:

Clement Sibony, The Take-Off, France

Best Actress Prize:

Maria Simon, Angry Kisses, Switzerland

FIPRESCI Prize:

Lunar Eclipse

Dir: Wang Quan An, China

Audience Preference Prize:

The Garden Was Full Of Moonlight